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The American Colby Covington made an epic entrance in the main event of UFC 296, walking out on the legendary “You Suck” theme of Kurt Angle in WWE. Moments later, the 35-year-old dabbed up the former President of the United States, but he ended up losing to the Englishman Leon Edwards via a unanimous decision in the welterweight championship match.
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At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the main event of UFC 296 had Leon Edwards put together a dominating performance against Colby Covington to retain his welterweight championship. All three judges scored the contest in favour of Edwards by 49-46, 49-46, 49-46, and with that, the heated build-up to the title fight between him and Covington ended up being a damp squib.
Watch Colby Covington's entrance on Kurt Angle's theme:
Drake loses $250,000 on Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington
Although Drake collected $1.2 million on his bet after Leon Edwards got the better of Cobly Covington in the welterweight championship match at UFC 296, he had to lose $250,000 on another bet for the same fight. The Canadian rapper and singer had put up a quarter of a million dollars on Edwards to knock out Covington, but he could only manage to defeat him via a unanimous decision.
Moreover, in the co-main event of UFC 296, Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Royal in the flyweight championship match via a unanimous decision. One of the other fights on the UFC PPV card saw Shavkat Rakhmonov secure a submission victory against Stephen Thompson with a rear-naked choke in round two.
