American Top Team looks back at asking rapper Drake to "not bet on any" of their fighters, with a one-word reaction

Drake is a big sports fan but his knowledge of the game has been notoriously poor when it comes to the teams he supports. That has been especially evident in MMA, where the rapper has a notoriously deficient track record with the fighters he backs.

The 37-year-old's sports fandom has been coined as the "Drake curse" on social media due to most of the athletes and teams he supports tending to lose. That included a sizeable bet he placed on Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 when the Nigerian lost his middleweight title to Sean Strickland in one of the biggest upsets in UFC championship history.

After the fight, the American Top Team social media account humorously tweeted at Drake requesting that he "does not bet on any of their fighters".

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ESPN MMA resurfaced the tweet on Aug. 27 as a throwback, causing the prominent gym to reflect on the moment. The American Top Team Instagram account commented on the post, standing by what they tweeted the year before.

With a simple reply, American Top Team's comment read:

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"True"

American Top Team's Instagram reacts to its viral tweet from 2023. [Image courtesy: @espnmma on Instagram]

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Kayla Harrison reacts to American Top Team's viral tweet at Drake

One year after American Top Team's viral tweet requesting that Drake not bet on any of their fighters, Kayla Harrison also chimed in with her reaction to the post. Harrison, the No. 3 ranked UFC women's bantamweight contender, is one of the gym's most prominent athletes.

Harrison's reaction was simple and represented what most thought of the tweet. The 34-year-old used the laughing emoji to show her response.

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Kayla Harrison's reaction to American Top Team's tweet. [Image courtesy: @espnmma on Instagram]

While Drake's bets have typically been a bad omen, the "Drake curse" has not been nearly as prominent in MMA as it is in other sports. Several of the fighters he has wagered on have won in big fights, including Alex Pereira at UFC 300.

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