Drake’s curse of losing sports bets continues at full pace – the Canadian rapper lost exactly $1 million on Conor McGregor’s lost fight. This week, the Irish giant faced Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas after a five-year hiatus.
God’s Plan? Apparently Not.. Drake Loses Big
As the story goes, the very first five seconds of the boxing match were decisive: McGregor landed awkwardly on his right knee, leaving his supporters gasping for air. The shock came in just 1:09 into the fight as the referee called it off.
The ref handed Holloway the victory after he unloaded a barrage of punches on the legendary Irishman. This made Drake immediately lose his $1 million USDT bet, initially funded via Bitcoin (BTC). This has contributed to a long list of infamous sports betting losses by the rapper, including:
- 2018 NBA Finals – Golden State Warriors
Drake bet heavily on the Warriors to repeat as champions. They lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a shocking upset. He reportedly lost six figures on that series.
- 2019 NBA Playoffs – Milwaukee Bucks
He put big money on the Bucks to beat the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors won the series (and the championship). Drake’s home team curse is in full swing here.
- 2022 UFC 276 – Good Ol’ Israel Adesanya
Drake bet on Adesanya to beat Jared Cannonier. Adesanya won, but Drake had other losing bets that night — part of a rough stretch.
- 2023 NFL – Various Heavy Football Bets
Drake has lost six- and seven-figure parlays on NFL games multiple times, including high-profile Thanksgiving and playoff bets that went sideways.
- 2024 Miscellaneous Boxing & UFC Fights
He’s taken multiple big L’s on boxing matches and UFC cards, including high-stakes props that didn’t hit.
How Bitcoin’s Price Took an ‘L’ Along With Drake
The Canadian Hip Hop artist’s massive gambling loss comes amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) tumble below $62,000 amid rising geopolitical beef. Most major-cap digital currencies dropped by 3-5% on Monday afternoon, according to TradingView. This has pushed Crypto’s Fear & Greed Index back to ‘extreme fear’ levels after a two weeks of relative calm.
Meanwhile, on-chain metrics deliver a bearish story: as the Parabolic Stop & Reverse (SAR) index flashes a ‘sell’ signal, the crypto whale stats point to a hefty sell-off going on. Any chances to regain the $64,000 now depend on the market’s reaction to Donald Trump’s latest imposition of a 20% cargo fee on any goods transitioning via the Strait Of Hormuz.
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People Also Ask:
Drake is one of the world’s biggest music superstars — a Canadian rapper and singer known for massive hits and his very public (and often unlucky) sports betting habits.
The Drake Curse is a meme where teams or fighters Drake publicly bets big money on tend to lose, making him a running joke in the sports betting world.
Bitcoin is the original digital money created in 2009 that runs on a decentralized network, has a fixed supply of 21 million coins, and is often called “digital gold” by investors.
People joke about Drake’s risky public bets in sports while Bitcoin represents high-risk, high-reward bets in the financial world — both are exciting but volatile.