“Was Thinking the Same” – Conor McGregor Shows Support to Drake’s $500,000 Jon Jones Decision

As UFC 285 closes in, fans and experts are looking forward to the UFC 285 main event. Predictions and speculations are coming in thick and fast. Both sides have their fans strongly behind them and the stage is set for a blockbuster. At this moment, it appears that Jon Jones may have a slight advantage over the lesser experienced Ciryl Gane. Despite being a magnificent fighter on paper, ‘Bon Gamin’ has not fought anybody of Jones‘ caliber in his career.

Francis Ngannou was the only one close to ‘Bones’ acumen, and he did defeat the French man.

Recently, popular music artist Drake posted an Instagram post sharing details of the stakes that he had placed favoring a Jones win. ‘Bones’ winning by a knockout was a possibility a lot of people believed in. Drake’s instinct was backed by the ‘Mystic Mac’ himself.

Conor McGregor reacts to Drake’s stakes on Jon Jones

While Drake displayed the big amounts of money that were at stake for this big fight. His Instagram post was captioned, “Jon Jones for the comeback? ” Conor McGregor has supported Drake. His response read, “Nice bet, was thinking same“. The figures in the post showed an amount of $250,000 on a stake at the odds of 5.20 for a Jones win via knockout.

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The estimated payout, in this case, was $1.3 million. On the other hand, the odds for a Jones victory via submission had the odds of 6.80.

Earlier, ‘Bones’ had received support from notable figures from many different industries. UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo, Woman’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and renowned drummer Travis Barker had all sent their wishes for the former LHW champ over social media.

UFC commentator Jon Anik even went on to claim that Jon Jones was the Greatest of All Time responding to an Instagram post by ‘Bones’.

Jones to fight top-ranked heavyweight for the belt

Jon Jones has all the support from fans and experts. His solid record reinforces the fact that he is a consistent winner and a clinical performer. Despite all his abilities, ‘Bones’ will have to deal with 3-year-old ring rust when he gets in the cage for the first time in as many years. Ciryl Gane will not make things any easier. He has a very good record himself and is considered one of the fastest strikers in the heavyweight division.

Who wins and who loses in the cage will determine how the day turns out for a lot of people across the world who now have their stakes placed in the much-anticipated fight.

Who do you think will be the winner of this huge fight?

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