Israel Adesanya is getting paid

[CBohl]

Got him a sweet contract

53 to show 53 to win for a new guy is crazy money

Got that Sage Northcutt money

Main card (FOX)
Dustin Poirier ($85,000 + $85,000 = $170,000) def. Justin Gaethje ($110,000)
Alex Oliveira ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Carlos Condit ($115,000)
Israel Adesanya ($53,000 + $53,000 = $106,000) def. Marvin Vettori ($20,000)
Michelle Waterson ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Cortney Casey ($33,000)

Preliminary card (FOX)
Antonio Carlos Junior ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Tim Boetsch ($72,000)
Muslim Salikhov ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Ricky Rainey ($14,000)
John Moraga ($37,000 + $37,000 = $74,000) def. Wilson Reis ($31,000)
Brad Tavares ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Krzysztof Jotko ($36,000)

Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Gilbert Burns ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Dan Moret $12,000
Lauren Mueller ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Shana Dobson $12,000
Yushin Okami ($35,000 + $35,000 = $70,000) def. Dhiego Lima $15,000
Adam Wieczorek ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Arjan Bhullar $12,000
Alejandro Perez ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Matthew Lopez $33,000
Luke Sanders ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Patrick Williams $12,000

 

[DarkneT]

100 grand for a loss is pretty good

Good work

 

[KingBeef]

I'm still shook on how Gaethje got $110,000.

 

[BrookinsFan]

Pretty impressed by the 37/37 from Moraga. That's okay money for a non-Mighty Mouse/Dodson Flyweight

 

[ortizgnp]

I'm still shook on how Gaethje got $110,000.

He deserves at least 350k

 

[JohnMandick]

I'm still shook on how Gaethje got $110,000.

He deserves 10 times that.

 

[KingBeef]

He deserves at least 350k

Why do you think he deserves that much? He's an entertaining fighter but he's 1-2 in the UFC and could have easily been 0-3. And at the rate he's going, his chin will be gone in the next year or 2.

 

[IGotAHugePeckah]

I was thinking the same thing. I was amazed to see he made a +100k payday this early in his UFC career.

 

[ortizgnp]

Why do you think he deserves that much? He's an entertaining fighter but he's 1-2 in the UFC and could have easily been 0-3. And at the rate he's going, his chin will be gone in the next year or 2.

Because I pay for entertainment and he's one of the few who brings it every single time.

 

[JohnMandick]

Why do you think he deserves that much? He's an entertaining fighter but he's 1-2 in the UFC and could have easily been 0-3. And at the rate he's going, his chin will be gone in the next year or 2.

Yes. He brings fans and generates cash.

Was there any other reason to watch that event?

 

[Kwic]

Yup, Dustin should be pissed.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

100 grand for a loss is pretty good

Good work

 

[KingBeef]

Was there any other reason to watch that event?

I was intrigued by the Adesanya vs Vittori match.
Karate Hottie
Tim Boetsch vs Shoeface

But yeah, I knew Gaethje vs Poirier was gonna be a war.

 

[MMAfanJabroniJew]

I'm still shook on how Gaethje got $110,000.

The dude entertains ..... he deserves the cash .... and more.

 

[JohnMandick]

I was intrigued by the Adesanya vs Vittori match.
Karate Hottie
Tim Boetsch vs Shoeface

But yeah, I knew Gaethje vs Poirier was gonna be a war.

To be fair I was somewhat excited by those as well. But I may have just skipped or caught it later if not for Gaethje.

 

[DarkneT]

You know it

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

You know it

 

[KingBeef]

The dude entertains ..... he deserves the cash .... and more.

He's gonna need all the cash he can get to pay for those medical bills in the future.

 

[JGood456]

His manager had to have used his kickboxing record and an offer from bellator for that. He probably made 50/50 his last fight.