Superstar rapper Drake is back at it with the mammoth sporting bets after he put $250,000 on Leon Edwards to knock out Colby Covington. 

Edwards takes on Covington at UFC 296 in Las Vegas on Saturday with the Brit looking to defend his title for the second time since beating Kamaru Usman. 

Much of the build-up to the fight has been littered with bad blood between the two fighters and it promises to be an exciting evening at MGM Arena. 

Drake is widely known for betting massive sums of money on high-stakes sporting events including the World Cup final between France and Argentina and Jake Paul vs Dillon Danis. 

But due to the number of losses he has sustained, rumours circulated on the internet of a Drake 'curse' with those he bet on often ending up on the losing side. 

The Canadian bets with his Bitcoin stakes through crypto casino Stake - which he joined under the name DeepPockets6 in December 2021.

He has lost huge sums on Jake Paul's loss vs Tommy Fury as well as narrowly missing out on $2.2m after betting on Lionel Messi's Argentina to win the world cup in regular time, and not on penalties.  

However Drake has not let huge losses get him down and is back at it this weekend ahead of the huge UFC match-up. 

Having bet an initial stake of $250,000 for 'Rocky' to knock out American Covington, the rapper could pocket up to $1.2m.

He announced his bet on Instagram and accompanied the picture of his slip with the message: 'Head shot pls and thank you @leonedwardsmma.'

Edwards replied in the comments with: 'Lets get it.' 

He will be anxiously watching on as Edwards will attempt to defend his title, but the Brit is full of confidence heading into the fight.

After some vile comments were made by Covington about Edwards late father, he has vowed to 'settle it' in the octagon.

Fellow Brit Paddy Pimblett is also fighting on the card as he takes on veteran American fighter Tony Ferguson. 

He has faced a difficult time away from the octagon but will be looking to resurrect his career on Saturday night.