Drake Curse strikes again, Rapper loses 400 million naira as Adesanya loses Middleweight title to Strickland.

The middleweight UFC championship was up for grabs inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, as New Zealand Mixed Martial Artist of Nigerian descent Israel Adesanya took on American Sean Strickland.

Dricus du Plessis was supposed to battle "The Last Stylebender" but the South African injuries took longer to heal than anticipated, so Strickland stepped in to fight for the title.

Sean Strickland defeats Israel Adesanya
Adesanya was able to block Strickland's shot and put up successful leg kicks.

Adesanya carried on kicking his opponent's lead leg until Strickland landed a right-hand blow to knock down the champion.

Near the end of the round, Strickland dropped Adesanya with a right hand.

Strickland with relentless pressure and steady upright boxing destroyed Adesanya in the first round and never looked back.

After five rounds, all judges gave the contest a 49-46 score in favor of Strickland.


Drake loses 400 million naira as Strickland beats Adesanya
Drake is known for making significant bets before fights and did so on Adesanya ahead of the main event of UFC 293.

The 36-year-old Canadian rapper flaunted a massive $500,000 wager made on Adesanya to defeat Sean Strickland in the main event.

Drake would receive $920,000 if Adesanya were defeated but now he is trending on social media.

After Adesanya lost, fans pointed out that Drake had lost a total of 400 million naira from his latest bet.

The Canadian rapper has, however, also suffered some devastating losses because every high is followed by a low.

In August, Drake spent $250K (£200,000) on Nate Diaz to defeat Jake Paul, but the YouTuber ultimately prevailed by unanimous decision.

Drake was not the only major celebrity to get the fight between Adesanya and Strickland wrong.

American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer David Adedeji Adeleke who is professionally known as Davido wished Adesanya good luck but it backfired.

Adesanya has now put out a message that he will address the loss to Strickland later.


Source: Pulse Sports Nigeria

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