Jake Paul prices Drake £780k as he has final chuckle after goading rapper
Jake Paul value Drake a £780,000 payout as he comfortably beat Nate Diaz of their boxing grudge match. The rap celebrity had wager $250,000 (£196k) on the previous UFC fighter to win and would have acquired 4 occasions that quantity if he had been right.
Before the struggle, Drake posted his betting slip on social media. It shortly drew a response from Paul, who goaded the rapper by insisting he had made a mistake.
And the social media sensation had the final chuckle. Not solely did he have a good time beating Diaz, he continued the notorious ‘Drake curse’ within the course of.
It was one other massive shedding wager for Drake in a sporting occasion, with the Canadian star not having a lot success with regards to groups or athletes he has supported lately. He was additionally warned he had made a mistake by Jake’s brother, Logan Paul, in a video within the dressing room simply earlier than the struggle.
Logan was filmed saying that “Drake made a mistake betting against Jake” as he referred to as out the Canadian for his wager. Logan flew straight to Dallas by way of personal jet after opening the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view with an impressive win over Ricochet.
Paul’s efficiency within the ring drew a substantial amount of reward on-line as he pulled off some spectacular strikes and introduced his typical showmanship to the ring. All in all, it was a memorable night time for the Paul brothers as they emerged with two wins.
Speaking instantly after beating Diaz, Jake Paul provided his opponent $10 million to struggle once more in blended martial arts. “Let’s do it,” Diaz replied as he verbally accepted the problem.
“He’s tough,” Paul stated on DAZN. “He’s real tough, that’s what he’s known for, but tough in this sport doesn’t work. I knocked him down, won almost every round, he maybe won one round.
“I had him damage within the first spherical however he stored coming. I wish to run it again in MMA, I’ve acquired $10 million, that is the supply, let’s run it again in MMA.”
Diaz replied: “Let’s do it, we’ll must co-promote with actual struggle ink.” He added: “He’s massive and he is powerful.
“I wish I could have done better things but some s*** didn’t go the way I wanted it to. He won this one, I’ll fight anyone, U don’t give a f***.”