Drake loses $275,000 bet on Masvidal to beat Covington at UFC 272 – and Colby tells star he should go back to ‘rapping’
COLBY COVINGTON told Drake to go back to his 'selling those s****y little albums' after learning of his hefty bet against him.
The Canadian rapper placed a staggering $275,000 bet on Jorge Masvidal to beat his former best friend in their UFC 272 showdown on Saturday night.
But the outrageous wager didn't come anywhere near close to coming in as Covington dominated fan favourite Gambred for five straight rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory.
In the post-fight press conference, a delighted Covington said: "Let's talk about all the money Drake lost tonight.
"He needs to go back to selling those s****y albums to get back the money.
"He should've gone to America's Pick of the Week by My Bookie.
"I tried to give the people the pick of the week.
"I'm America's champ and I'm America's Pick of the Week.
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"Drake, you suck at sports betting. Go back to your s****y little albums and rapping."
Some MMA fans claimed Masvidal's loss was a sign of the so-called 'Drake curse' rearing its ugly head again.
Former featherweight champ Max Holloway posted a picture of himself and the 'Champagne Poetry' star to Instagram ahead of his UFC 236 showdown with Dustin Poirier in 2019 and lost.
And MMA superstar Conor McGregor had the former child actor walk with him to the weigh-ins for his UFC 229 grudge match with Khabib Nurmagomedov, which he lost.
Several footballers have also seen their teams lose after posting pictures with Drake, including former Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.
Despite turning in an emphatic display to silence Masvidal, Covington was far from impressed with how he performed.
He said: “It wasn’t my best performance. Just a lot of emotions going into it.
“That was a real friend of mine at one point in my career.
"I let my emotions get the best of me.
“But it was still dominant. I showed the world how good I was.”