Drake curse neutralised as rapper wins $2.7m from Adesanya’s win

The Nigerian-born New Zealander reclaimed his middleweight title from the Brazilian mixed martial artist who had previously beaten him three times.

In their penultimate encounter, Adesanya lost his 185lb Middleweight title to Pereira in a fight that took place at the Madison Square Garden in New York last November.

The superstitious Drake curse was active on that occasion as the world-renowned rapper lost $1.6 million after backing the self-styled Stylebender to win against his arch-rival.

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