Drake will be keeping a close eye on the UFC 272 main event.
The hip-hop artist and pop-culture icon placed a $275,000 bet on Jorge Masvidal to defeat Colby Covington in tonight’s UFC 272 main event at T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas.
While it’s not clear what odds Drake received, according to Tipico Sports Book, Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) is a +255 underdog, while Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) is the favorite at -350. At those odds, Drake would stand to earn $701,250 if Masvidal pulled off the upset.
Below is a video of Drake making his bet on “Gamebred.”
.@Drake has put over $275K on Masvidal ML tonight 😳 pic.twitter.com/AqmsUB2UPY
— br_betting (@br_betting) March 6, 2022
Covington enters UFC 272 coming off a championship loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 last November. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Masvidal also is coming off a loss against the champion. Masvidal last fought at UFC 261and was knocked out by Usman.
Usman has defeated Covington and Masvidal two times each.
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