Drake, a well-known Canadian rapper, musician, and songwriter, won $2.7 million after Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira at UC 287 to reclaim the middleweight championship. Just five months after losing the belt to Pereira, who had previously defeated him twice in kickboxing, Adesanya regained it with a second-round knockout. When he backed Adesanya to win that bout, Drake lost $1.6 million, but he made up for it by betting on Pereira's defeat on Saturday night in Miami. Drake wagered $500,000 on Adesanya to win, which paid off with $885,000, and $400,000 on him to win via knockout, which paid out with a staggering $1.8 million.
