Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski is set to take on Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title, after champion Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight division and the belt, to move on to the lightweight division. Volkanovski is coming off of recent losses against Ilia Topuria, Islam Makhachev twice. However, nobody else has been able to get a win against them so far. <\/p>
If there was ever any doubt about his greatness as a fighter, he’s taken down Max Holloway three times in his career. Volk has also beaten Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega and more. He’s 26-4-0 is his MMA <\/a>career and has already cemented himself as one of the best fighters of all time. According to BetMGM<\/a>, Volk is a -170 favorite to win the fight, whereas Lopes is the +115 underdog.<\/p> Also Read: ‘I Will Submit Him Closer To Khabib’ – Ilia Topuria Makes Huge Claim About Submitting Islam Makhachev In Potential Showdown<\/a><\/strong><\/p> Rapper Drake is one of the biggest musical artists in the world and he also happens to be pretty passionate about sports and specifically the betting aspect of many sports. This time Drake has betted $545,000 on Alexander Volkanovski to win the fight against Diego Lopes at UFC <\/a>314, but most fans will not be happy to hear this news. Why? Many fans believe that the fighter or the team Drake chooses from other sport, is doomed to be hit with the Drake curse. Let us explain what the Drake Curse is all about.<\/p>Drake’s Massive Bet Fuels Talk of the Curse Ahead of Volkanovski’s Fight<\/h2>