Drake bets $545K on Volkanovski vs. Lopes, netizens joke about the ‘Drake curse’

Drake bet $500,000 on Alexander Volkanovski to defeat Diego Lopes at UFC 314. If Volkanovski emerges victorious, the rapper will win $915,000. But there's a large "if" here… because the infamous "Drake curse" still lingers.

The "Drake curse" is a humorous superstition stating that they typically lose whenever Drake supports or bets on a team or player.

This concept has emerged in numerous sports, such as football, basketball, and soccer, in which things did not go right for players following Drake's displays of support.

Although it's all in good humor, it has really caught on and is being discussed in sporting media and amongst fans on the internet.

Alexander Volkanovski is returning to compete at UFC 314 after being out for nearly a year. His previous bout was in February 2024, when he lost his featherweight title to Ilia Topuria. He had been a champion for close to five years prior to that.

Now, he's battling #3-ranked Diego Lopes for the empty featherweight title. The bout will take place on April 12, 2025, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

Volkanovski is still a solid fighter, but people are making jokes that his chances may be over — because Drake bet on him. If Volkanovski loses, netizens will just get more evidence of the so-called Drake Curse.

People on the internet are having a field day with the news that Drake placed a bet on Volkanovski. Users are joking that Volkanovski is now certainly going to lose.

Some people even "thank him" for an amazing career as if it is already done and dusted due to the Drake Curse.

Others are just joking that Drake needs to switch his bet immediately to Diego Lopes to salvage Volkanovski.

For now, we don't know if the curse will hit again, but the internet isn't going to wait — the memes and jokes are already out there.

If Volkanovski does win, he could be the first fighter to have broken the curse. But if he doesn't, it will just add to the ruined career list.

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The ‘Drake Curse’ looms: Rapper drops $545K on Alexander Volkanovski to beat Diego Lopes

Fans are commenting that Volkanovski is for sure going to lose now. Some fans even commented that there needs to be a reverse Drake, someone who can place the curse on the other fighter.

The "we are losing now" mood is everywhere on social media.

A user @iCrazyTeddy decalred:

"Diego guaranteed winning now 🤣"

Another user @stressedniight added:

"Bro put a curse lmao."

One user, @willgofurther, suggested a humorous escape:

"Someone needs to do a “Reverse Drake” bot that bets opposite him automatically."

A user @Temujinsrule quipped:

"Nooo not the drake curse, volk is losing for sure now 😭 😭"

People are jokingly sympathizing with Volkanovski, telling him he had an amazing career — because, by the Drake Curse, it's going to go downhill now.

A user thinks:

"Volk is getting knocked out 💔"

A user @ITSDAFANTA noted:

"Volk you had a great career 💔"

Another user, @lochiejarvis201, went on to lament:

"It was a great career Alex. I don’t know what to do with myself anymore."

And then some people filled the internet with memes that Volkanovski has no chance now.

A netizen @SpecialNeedsMMA mentioned:

"Welp over 35 curse and Drake curse, Volk has no chance😭😭😭"

A user went on to post a GIF that screamed disbelief:

Another user dropped a GIF, probably holding their tears together:

The match is scheduled for April 12, and this might be the ideal time for the Drake Curse to be lifted at last. But if things go the same way as before, then we’ll definitely have plenty of memes to laugh at!

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