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It has been a brutal year for Nigeria in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with Kamaru Usman also losing his Welterweight title in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The result ended Adesanya\u2019s title reign and also snapped his 12-fight winning streak in the middleweight category of the UFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a brutal year for Nigeria in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with Kamaru Usman also losing his Welterweight title in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pereira had previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing before Saturday's win but a rematch is likely to be on cards. <\/p>\n","post_title":"UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya's loss to Pereira","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ufc-drake-loses-2m-in-adesanyas-loss-to-pereira","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/afrosportnow.com\/?p=8910","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_3"}; \n

A few hours before the fight in New York, Drake took to his Instagram story to share his bet slip and his stake for Adesanya\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result ended Adesanya\u2019s title reign and also snapped his 12-fight winning streak in the middleweight category of the UFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a brutal year for Nigeria in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with Kamaru Usman also losing his Welterweight title in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pereira had previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing before Saturday's win but a rematch is likely to be on cards. <\/p>\n","post_title":"UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya's loss to Pereira","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ufc-drake-loses-2m-in-adesanyas-loss-to-pereira","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/afrosportnow.com\/?p=8910","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_3"}; \n

However, things did not go as expected with Adesanya defeated by TKO in the fifth round by Pereira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few hours before the fight in New York, Drake took to his Instagram story to share his bet slip and his stake for Adesanya\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result ended Adesanya\u2019s title reign and also snapped his 12-fight winning streak in the middleweight category of the UFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a brutal year for Nigeria in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with Kamaru Usman also losing his Welterweight title in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pereira had previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing before Saturday's win but a rematch is likely to be on cards. <\/p>\n","post_title":"UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya's loss to Pereira","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ufc-drake-loses-2m-in-adesanyas-loss-to-pereira","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/afrosportnow.com\/?p=8910","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_3"}; \n

Drake backed the 'Last Stylebender' to retain his middleweight belt at the Madison Square Garden with a potential winning of $2.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, things did not go as expected with Adesanya defeated by TKO in the fifth round by Pereira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few hours before the fight in New York, Drake took to his Instagram story to share his bet slip and his stake for Adesanya\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result ended Adesanya\u2019s title reign and also snapped his 12-fight winning streak in the middleweight category of the UFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a brutal year for Nigeria in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with Kamaru Usman also losing his Welterweight title in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pereira had previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing before Saturday's win but a rematch is likely to be on cards. <\/p>\n","post_title":"UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya's loss to Pereira","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ufc-drake-loses-2m-in-adesanyas-loss-to-pereira","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/afrosportnow.com\/?p=8910","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_3"}; \n

Music superstar Drake lost his bet of $2 million in the fight between Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drake backed the 'Last Stylebender' to retain his middleweight belt at the Madison Square Garden with a potential winning of $2.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, things did not go as expected with Adesanya defeated by TKO in the fifth round by Pereira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few hours before the fight in New York, Drake took to his Instagram story to share his bet slip and his stake for Adesanya\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result ended Adesanya\u2019s title reign and also snapped his 12-fight winning streak in the middleweight category of the UFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a brutal year for Nigeria in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with Kamaru Usman also losing his Welterweight title in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pereira had previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing before Saturday's win but a rematch is likely to be on cards. <\/p>\n","post_title":"UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya's loss to Pereira","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ufc-drake-loses-2m-in-adesanyas-loss-to-pereira","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-13 13:53:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/afrosportnow.com\/?p=8910","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

Drake

UFC 293: Music star Drake places $500k bet on Adesanya to beat Strickland

Canadian rapper Drake is backing Nigeria-born UFC champion Israel Adesanya to retain his middleweight title when he challenges Sean Strickland in tonight's UFC 293. Drake placed a bet worth $500,000 on Adesanya to come out victorious which a potential winning of $920,000. Drake has not hidden his admiration for Adesanya's fighting skills and it won't be first time the music star is banking on the MMA...

UFC: Drake wins bet on Israel Adesanya

UFC: Drake wins bet on Israel Adesanya

Multiple award-winning Canadian music star Aubrey ‘Drake’ Graham revealed he won $2.7 million after he bet on Nigerian MMA fighter Israel Adesanya to defeat Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 event on Saturday. Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title with a second-round knockout in front of a packed crowd at the FTX Arena in Miami. Drake, who lost a whopping $1.6 million back in November 2022 after...

UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya’s loss to Pereira

Music superstar Drake lost his bet of $2 million in the fight between Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event on Sunday morning. Drake backed the 'Last Stylebender' to retain his middleweight belt at the Madison Square Garden with a potential winning of $2.9 million. However, things did not go as expected with Adesanya defeated by TKO in the fifth round...