Adesanya was unaffected by Drake's curse. Izzy broke the Drake curse, which Anthony Joshua was unable to do.
Israel Adesanya defeats Jared Cannonier to escape the Drake curse.
Israel Mobolaji Adesanya, a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) from New Zealand with Nigerian ancestry, defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276.
After five rounds in the octagon, the 32-year-old Adesanya defeated Cannonier by unanimous decision.
The pressure to win was on Adesanya, the current UFC middleweight champion, since Canadian rapper, musician, and actor Aubrey Drake Graham placed a sizable wager on his victory.
Drake placed a $1 million wager on Adesanya's victory and even spoke with him in person the day before the bout.
As he entered the battle to the Undertaker theme tune, Adesanya didn't appear under any strain.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Adesanya showed his dominance from the outset in the octagon at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, to put Cannonier on the defensive.
It was determined following the match that Drake had prevailed in his $1,000,000 wager on Adesanya.
The Canadian celebrity loses every time he wagers on a fighter to win, leading to the emergence of the Drake curse.
A professional boxer from Britain who was born in Nigeria contracted the Drake hex after posing with the Canadian rapper before his debut matchup with Andy Ruiz in New York.
The fact that Adesanya was able to keep his title despite Drake backing him was well appreciated by the crowd.
