Drake Loses $2 Million on UFC Title Fight

Drake lost $2 million in the UFC middleweight title fight with Israeli middleweight champion Adesanya in a win over Alex Pereira.

Drake landed on the wrong side of the $2 million bet he made on Saturday night's UFC fight.

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It was a dramatic fight. After winning most of the fights, Adesanya was knocked out with only three minutes remaining in the fight.

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According to CBS Sports, Adesanya has the upper hand in most of the fights.

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However, Drake had won before. Drake's biggest win came at UFC London in July,

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where he netted £3m thanks to Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann scoring a stoppage-time win in the British capital.

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In another loss this week, publisher Condé Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for creating a fake Vogue magazine

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that they advertised as authentic to their combined 281 million social media followers.

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