Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was the highest earner at UFC 248, taking home more than twice as much disclosed pay as the card’s other defending champ. Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) made $500,000 with no win bonus for his main event title defense against challenger Yoel Romero (13-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Romero made $350,000 in defeat. The other defending champion on the card, Zhang Weili (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) netted $200,000 for beating Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who got $106,000 in the memorable title contest

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UFC 248 salaries: Israel Adesanya takes home good chunk of total payout – MMA Junkie

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