Middleweight UFC champion, Isreal Adesanya, received $690,000 after his title defence against Brazilian, Paulo Costa, in UFC 253 at the Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi Sunday.

Adesanya dominated his opponent in the bout, giving him a knockout victory, with the Brazilian bleeding after receiving a series of jabs and punches on his face.

‘The Last Stylebender’ earned a guaranteed $600,000 appearance fee and was also handed a $40,000 promotional fee, with an extra $50,000 performance incentive.

Adesanya’s $600,000 is a 10 per cent increase on his previous fight, while his opponent received $400,000 as appearance fee. Costa would have won $100,000 more if he had defeated Adesanya.

The Lagos State- born Adesanya is billed to face the winner between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier in his third middleweight title defence on October 24, 2020.

He had defeated Whittaker to claim the middleweight belt in 2019.

“I’m ready to go anytime. I can go next week if I want but I want to go spend some time with my family,”

Adesanya said.