{"id":298424,"date":"2023-12-17T16:39:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298424"},"modified":"2023-12-17T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:39:30","slug":"drake-loses-200000-bet-on-leon-edwards-vs-colby-covington-ufc-296-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/ufc\/drake-loses-200000-bet-on-leon-edwards-vs-colby-covington-ufc-296-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake loses \u00a3200,000 bet on Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington UFC 296 fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Tyson Fury praises Tom Aspinall after winning UFC heavyweight title<\/h3>\n<p>Rap superstar Drake lost a whopping \u00a3250,000 (\u00a3200,000) betting on Leon Edwards to knock out Colby Covington at UFC 296 in Las Vegas. The &#8216;One Dance&#8217; singer has a history of betting against Covington and previously backed the American to lose to Jorge Masvidal.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian music star bet last year on Covington&#8217;s rival to beat him but lost out on adding to his fortune in that instance. Drake tried again to outdo the bookmakers last night, hoping for a knockout by Edwards this time but he was left disappointed yet again as Edwards was taken the five-round distance.<\/p>\n<p>After beating Masvidal, Covington even teased Drake about losing money, with his delight having been palable. He said: &#8220;Let&#8217;s talk about all the money that Drake lost tonight, he needs to go back to selling those s****y albums to get back the money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This time around, chart-topping hip hop favourite Drake showed his bet on Instagram, telling his 145 million fans he was backing Edwards to knock out the American fighter with a picture of his betting slip, alongside the caption : &#8220;Head shot please and thank you @leonedwardsmma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/167\/590x\/secondary\/5119901.jpg?r=1702824319005\"><\/p>\n<p>Edwards and his rival went head-to-head for five rounds, leading to a points decision to split them after a stalemate stand-off at T-Mobile Arena. The Brit eventually came out on top, dodging his opponent&#8217;s takedown attempts and scoring 49-46 across the cards to be crowned the winner.<\/p>\n<p>This was another loss for Drake, who lost about $2million (\u00a31.58m) on bets last year, including $500,000 (\u00a3394,000) on the Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland match. Edwards&#8217; win also meant he kept his UFC welterweight title after beating his former interim champion rival in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was particularly important for Edwards, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Birmingham, who was upset by comments made by his opponent at the pre-match press conference. UFC CEO Dana White also criticised Covington&#8217;s remarks, after he said that Edwards&#8217; late father was &#8216;in hell&#8217; before the fight.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Colby Covington makes Donald Trump promise ahead of UFC 296 title shot[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Dana White teases Conor McGregor comeback ahead of UFC 300[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Jake Paul issues fresh boast to Conor McGregor ahead of potential fight[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>White commented: &#8220;It bothered everybody. What I say is true &#8211; we&#8217;re in the fight game and mean things are said, but the one thing I don&#8217;t like is when you start going after family. Whether it&#8217;s the kids, the wife, the parents, it&#8217;s just such a nasty thing to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards confessed: &#8220;It was hard [to keep control]. At the weigh-ins yesterday, I was fuming and shaking. After speaking to my mum and my coaches, we thought, &#8216;OK, just focus yourself. This is what he wants &#8211; he wants you to come out there, fight emotional and try and take you down.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously what he said is [wrong] but let&#8217;s switch it all off, and go out there and do your job. This guy used my dad&#8217;s murder as entertainment. After the press conference, I was crying backstage because of the rage. You can&#8217;t use my dad&#8217;s death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/ufc\/1846552\/drake-Leon-Edwards-Colby-Covington-UFC-296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Tyson Fury praises Tom Aspinall after winning UFC heavyweight title Rap superstar Drake lost a whopping \u00a3250,000 (\u00a3200,000) betting on Leon Edwards to knock out <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/ufc\/drake-loses-200000-bet-on-leon-edwards-vs-colby-covington-ufc-296-fight\/\" title=\"Drake loses \u00a3200,000 bet on Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington UFC 296 fight\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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