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The Drake curse is back.
On Saturday night, Drake revealed that he had put $700k bet on Sean Strickland to defeat Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297.
drake put $700k on sean strickland pic.twitter.com/DuzXWdSz8R
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) January 20, 2024
Unfortunately for the pop star, Strickland lost a controversial split decision to Du Plessis.
Official:
Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland via split decision
47-48
48-47
48-47DDP is the new UFC middleweight champion.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 21, 2024
The decision was so controversial that even UFC CEO Dana White believed that Strickland had won the fight.
“I had it 2 to 2, going into the last round, and I thought Strickland won the last round. Guys sitting at the same table had it the other way and you know it was a close fight. I thought Strickland looked great in the first two rounds…he slowed down in the third and fourth Du Plessis kept coming forward and I had it even going into the fifth round…it was just one of those type fights, but I’m also one of those guys that thinks you need to take it from the champion.”
@jzosportsmma Dana White reacts to Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis decision #ufc297 #seanstrickland #dricusduplessis #danawhite
Joe Rogan was also stunned by the decision during his livestream.
Joe Rogan’s Reaction to Dricus Du Plessis winning the Title🏆
pic.twitter.com/r1fNjDNaKS— 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐤𝐨 (@YazkoMotashobi) January 21, 2024
While Du Plessis was leaving the cage, the arena DJ hilariously played Drake’s “God’s Plan” in the arena.
The UFC playing Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ in Toronto as Dricus walks out of the cage with the belt, while Drake loses a $700k bet on Strickland. pic.twitter.com/knywB8qyHN
— AFeldmanMMA (@afeldMMA) January 21, 2024
Maybe Drake should stop betting on the UFC.