REVEALED: Israel Adesanya pockets millions of dollars for victory over Pereira
Israel Adesanya regained his middleweight title belt of the UFC after beating Alex Pereira on Saturday, April 8.
The style bender knocked out his old foe in style. In addition to that however, , Israel got a nice payday for his victory.
Following the victory, the Nigerian fighter earned $3.1 million (2.8 million euros) for this victory, the 24th of his MMA career.
This fee of Israel Adesanya includes 1 million dollars for the fight itself. Then 2 million dollars from the revenue of the Per Pay View (PPV) and 50,000 dollars for signing the best performance of UFC 287.
Meanwhile, Alex Pereira leaves with half the amount of his opponent. The Brazilian fighter, who was defending the middleweight title for the first time, earned $1.2 million (1.1 million euros) after the bout.
