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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Israel Adesanya still left the UFC 259 arena as the highest paid fighter, despite his first loss in Mixed Martial Arts to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.<\/p>\n

Adesanya, along with Blachowicz; women\u2019s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Meagan Anderson as well as Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling were the main card for the night.<\/p>\n

According to UFCsalaries.com, the Nigerian-born New Zealander took home an estimated $1m for the fight and a guaranteed $40,000 fight week incentive.<\/p>\n

Blachowicz was paid $750,000 for his win and $40,000 fight week incentive.<\/p>\n

Adesanya\u2019s pay for the fight could rise further, as his contract for UFC 259 included a payout from the overall Pay Per View income, which is estimated at $1m.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old earned $690,000 from his middleweight title defence against Brazilian Paulo Costa in September 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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