Beware The ‘Michael Chiesa Curse’

I’ve got bad news for superstitious bettors.

In addition to the “EA Sports curse,” which has felled former champions like Israel Adesanya, as well as the “Drake curse,” recently upending two-sport superstar Francis Ngannou, we now have the “Michael Chiesa curse.”

How does it work? Beat “Maverick,” go on to lose your next fight.

“Every fighter who’s beat me has lost their next one,” Chiesa told The MMA Hour. “I figured it out when Belal [Muhammad] was fighting Vicente [Luque] cause Vicente’s next fight was Belal and I worked the desk that night and I remember just kind of going through my notes and I’m like, ‘Oh, Vicente is gonna lose this fight’. It’s the curse. The Chiesa curse, it’s a real thing. Kevin [Holland] lost to Jack Della [Maddalena], [Sean] Brady lost to Belal. Vicente lost to Belal. Joe Lauzon lost to [Al] Iaquinta.”

The good news? The “Paulo Costa curse” has been debunked.

The 36 year-old Chiesa (16-7) will look to snap a three-fight losing streak when he collides with former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson in a featured welterweight bout as part of the upcoming UFC Abu Dhabi card this August on ABC.

Hopefully “El Cucuy” retires with a “cursed” win … to avoid a follow-up loss.