Drake and Conor McGregor are placing down some severe cash for UFC 314’s greatest fights.
Forward of Saturday’s pay-per-view occasion in Miami, the celebrities shared a few huge wagers in partnership with their respective playing sponsors.
Drake introduced through Instagram tales that he’s laying down a cool $545,000 on the favored Alexander Volkanovski to defeat Diego Lopes in the primary occasion and as soon as once more turn out to be UFC featherweight champion.
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Ought to Volkanovski emerge victorious, he’ll assist web a $915,000 payout for the Canadian rap star.
It might be a much-needed win for Volkanovski, who’s coming off of brutal knockout losses in his previous two championship bouts in opposition to Ilia Topuria and light-weight champion Islam Makhachev. The 36-year-old seems to turn out to be the primary fighter ever to win an undisputed UFC title coming off of consecutive losses.
Lopes has received 5 straight fights since dropping a call on short-notice to undefeated featherweight contender Movsar Evloev.
McGregor can also be getting in on the motion. He shared a video to Twitter through which he confirmed he’s betting $500,000 on longtime rival Michael Chandler to not simply defeat Paddy Pimblett in Saturday’s co-main occasion, however to place “The Baddy” down through knockout.
Chandler, a three-time Bellator light-weight champion, is the underdog going into his duel with Pimblett as he has misplaced two straight and 4 of his six UFC appearances. Pimblett is 6-0 contained in the octagon.
