Drake Allegedly Bets Big on Conor Mcgregor (is This a Smart Move?)
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Get this: Drake, our favorite chaos agent, just dropped a cool $1 million bet on Conor McGregor to take out Max Holloway at UFC 329 this weekend. Yeah, you read that right—ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Champagne Papi graced social media with his excitement on Friday, exclaiming, "THE MAC IS BACK?!?!??" Who knew he was packing such a gambling addiction? Cue the eye roll
Now, if McGregor pulls off a win, Drizzy stands to pocket a neat $1.85 million profit. Not too shabby, unless you remember that our boy has had some, let's say, questionable luck with bets in the past. He’s lost big on everything, from the NBA Finals to the Super Bowl to other UFC fights. Sorry Max, but those odds of -225 aren't looking too bad right now.
Sure, McGregor won their first match ages ago—like, literally 13 years. This whole thing smells like a very high-stakes game of chance. I'm just here for the show. Saturday is about to be something, whether Drake cashes out or just tosses his money around like confetti. Don’t blink.
—Kit