UFC stars Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann revealed they have been in touch with hip hop icon Drake following their wins at UFC London at the O2 Arena on Saturday night.
The rapper made headlines pre-fight when he staked $2,296,211.30 (£1,912,792.23) on both 'The Baddy' and McCann to win in their respective fights against Jordan Leavitt and Hannah Goldy.
Drake posted his bet on Instagram
Pimblett endured a tough first frame before securing a second-round submission win over 'Monkey King' to improve to 3-0 since joining the UFC in 2021.
'Meatball' landed another spinning elbow before finishing her opponent inside five minutes to improve her win streak to three in a row, the last two coming by KO.
Pimblett and McCann got the biggest pops of the evening from the thousands in attendance at another epic night of MMA in London but Drake will be happier than most after cashing in on the fights to the tune of $3,723,077 (£3,101,401.33).
The cheeky scouse duo were aware of Drake's sizable win as a result of their performances at the UFC's latest event and approached him on social media post-fight.
Pimblett proved why he is one of the most exciting prospects in MMA at UFC London
Molly McCann was at her destructive best at the O2 Arena on Saturday night
After a brief exchange with the Canadian rapper, it seems he will spend a bit of his newly acquired cash on some jewellery for the British fighters who made him the money.
"Molly only sent him a video right after it and asked for watches and he said he's going to give us both a Rolex, So we're swimming in it," Pimblett said at the post-fight press conference.
Drake took to social media after winning seven figures to confirm he would be buying Pimblett and McCann luxury watches.
"Rollies for Meatball and the Baddy," Drake wrote and tagged crypto betting platform Stake, who then re-posted the story with the caption, "Secured the W & the rollie."
Not only did the Next Generation teammates secures themselves wins and new watches they also went home $50,000 richer as they were both rewarded with a 'Performance of the Night' bonus.
Drake has promised to buy them both a Rolex
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