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Drake curse continues as rapper loses USD 700k after betting on Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297
Read to know why fans are trolling popstar Drake after he lost a massive bet on Sean Strickland vs Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297.
UFC hosted its first major pay-per-view event of the year 2024, UFC 297, where UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland defended his title in the main event against UFC middleweight star Dricus du Plessis.
Sean Strickland captured the UFC middleweight championship after he shocked the world by defeating UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 293.
Popular rapper Drake is known for betting big money bets on UFC fights and because he has lost most times, fans mock him, and call his betting “Drake cruse”.
The last time, Drake betted against Sean Strickland was when he fought Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. Drake put down $500,000 on Israel Adesanya knocking out Sean Strickland. He lost after Sean Strickland defeated Israel Adesanya in the main event.
This time Drake put down $700,000 a bet in favor of Sean Strickland. He again lost after the Dricus Du Plessis was crowned the new UFC middleweight champion. Drake has lost $700,000.
Fans are now mocking Drake after he lost the bet.
A fan on Twitter expressed, “Has he fought Israel Adesanya before becoming a Champion.”
Another fan expressed, “If Drake places on you to win, you go lose But if you say you go lose, just prepare well. Na you go win.” 
Another fan said, “Drake never wins his bets.”
“He had to wait for judges prediction which shows he was not good at all,” another fan expressed.
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Sean Strickland’s mixed martial arts record
Sean Strickland's UFC record
1. UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler - Mar. 15, 2014
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Robert McDaniel
- Method: SUB (Rear Naked Choke)
- Round: 1
- Time: 4:33
2. UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi - May. 31, 2014
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Luke Barnatt
- Method: S-DEC (Split Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
3. UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir - Feb. 22, 2015
- LOSS: Sean Strickland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
4. UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee - Jul. 15, 2015
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Igor Araujo
- Method: KO/TKO (Punches)
- Round: 3
- Time: 4:25
5. UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy - Feb. 21, 2016
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Alex Garcia
- Method: S-DEC (Split Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
6. UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 - Jun. 04, 2016
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Tom Breese
- Method: S-DEC (Split Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
7. UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 - Apr. 08, 2017
- LOSS: Sean Strickland vs Kamaru Usman
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
8. UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis - Nov. 11, 2017
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Court McGee
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
9. UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington - May. 12, 2018
- LOSS: Sean Strickland vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Method: KO/TKO (Kick)
- Round: 1
- Time: 3:40
10. UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith - Oct. 27, 2018
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Nordine Taleb
- Method: KO/TKO (Punch)
- Round: 2
- Time: 3:10
11. UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva - Oct. 31, 2020
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Jack Marshman
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
12. UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos - Nov. 14, 2020
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Brendan Allen
- Method: KO/TKO (Punches)
- Round: 2
- Time: 1:32
13. UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka - May. 01, 2021
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Krzysztof Jotko
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 3
- Time: 5:00
14. UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland - Jul. 31, 2021
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Uriah Hall
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 5
- Time: 5:00
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15. UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland - Feb. 05, 2022
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Jack Hermansson
- Method: S-DEC (Split Decision)
- Rounds: 5
- Time: 5:00
16. UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier - Jul. 02, 2022
- LOSS: Sean Strickland vs Alex Pereira
- Method: KO/TKO (Punches)
- Round: 1
- Time: 2:36
17. UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland - Dec. 17, 2022
- LOSS: Sean Strickland vs Jared Cannonier
- Method: S-DEC (Split Decision)
- Rounds: 5
- Time: 5:00
18. UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov - Jan. 14, 2023
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 5
- Time: 5:00
19. UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov - Jul. 01, 2023
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Abus Magomedov
- Method: KO/TKO (Punches)
- Round: 2
- Time: 4:20
20. UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland - Sep. 09, 2023
- WIN: Sean Strickland vs Israel Adesanya
- Method: U-DEC (Unanimous Decision)
- Rounds: 5
- Time: 5:00
21. UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis - Jan. 20, 2024
- Matchup: Sean Strickland lost
