Promotion<\/a>, but will enter this weekend’s event on a two-fight losing skid after dropping back-to-back decisions to Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa.<\/p>\n![\"Yoel](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yoel-Romero-6.png\")
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Israel Adesanya became the promotions undisputed middleweight champion at UFC 243 in October of 2019, defeating Robert Whittaker by way of TKO.<\/p>\n
The undefeated middleweight standout, Adesanya, will be paid handsomely for his efforts this weekend at UFC 248. Reports recently surfaced that ‘Stylebender’ will receive a flat rate of $500k win or lose on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
As for Izzy’s opponent Yoel Romero, the Cuban standout is set to bank $350k on Saturday evening in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Get the all of the UFC 248 main card fighter salaries below:<\/p>\n
Israel Adesanya = $500,000 (no win bonus)<\/p>\n
Yoel Romero = $350,000 (no win bonus)<\/p>\n
Weili Zhang = $100,000 to show \/ $100,000 to win<\/p>\n
Joanna Jedrejczyk = $106,000 to show \/ $106,000 to win<\/p>\n
Beneil Dariush = $70,000 to show \/ $70,000 to win<\/p>\n
Drakker Klose = $40,000 to show \/ $40,000 to win<\/p>\n
Li Jingliang = $64,000 to show \/ $64,000 to win<\/p>\n
Neil Magny = $76,000 to show \/ $76,000 to win<\/p>\n
Alex Oliveira = $64,000 to show \/ $64,000 to win<\/p>\n
Max Griffin = $35,000 to show \/ $35,000 to win<\/p>\n
What do you make of former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrejczyk being paid more than reigning division champion Weili Zhang at UFC 248? Are you surprised by Israel Adesanya or any of the other UFC 248 main card fighter salaries? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on BJPENN.com March 6, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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