Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero headline a strong UFC 248 card that features two title fights in Las Vegas on Saturday . Adesanya could well be the next big thing in the UFC…
Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero headline a strong UFC 248 card that features two title fights in Las Vegas on Saturday . Adesanya could well be the next big thing in the UFC…
The UFC 248 fighter salaries are in and it looks like middleweight champion Israel Adesnaya will be earning the biggest pay cheque tonight. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is set to make a flat fee of $500,000 for his first 185lb title defence. In the main event he’ll face feared Cuban wrestler Yoel Romero who’ll also be […]
The UFC 248 fighter salaries are in and it looks like middleweight champion Israel Adesnaya will be earning the biggest pay cheque tonight.
‘The Last Stylebender’ is set to make a flat fee of $500,000 for his first 185lb title defence. In the main event he’ll face feared Cuban wrestler Yoel Romero who’ll also be making decent money tomorrow night, $350,000 per the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
In the co-main event strawweight champion Weili Zhang will $100,000 appearance fee with a win bonus of $100,000. Slightly less than former title holder turned challenger Joanna Jedrzejczyk who’ll take $106,000 flat with the added incentive of a $106,000 win bonus.
UFC 248 Fighter Salaries
Israel Adesanya: $500,000 flat fee
Yoel Romero: $350,000 flat fee
Zhang Weili: $100,000 to show, $100,000
to win
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $106,000 to show,
$106,000 to win.
Beneil Dariush: $70,000 to show, $70,000 to win
Drakkar Klose: $40,000 to show, $40,000 to win
Neil Magny: $76,000 to show, $76,000 to win
Li Jingliang: $64,000 to show, $64,000 to win
Alex Oliveira: $64,000 to show, $64,000 to win
Max Griffin: $35,000 to show, $35,000 to win
Sean O’Malley: $35,000 to show, $35,000 to win
Jose Quinonez: $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win
Mark Madsen: $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win
Austin Hubbard: $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Rodolfo Vieira: $14,000 to show, $14,000 to win
Saparbek Safarov: $22,000 to show, $22,000 to win
Gerald Meerschaert: $30,000 to show, $30,000 to win
Deron Winn: $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Emily Whitmire: $14,000 to show, $14,000 to win
Polyana Viana: $18,000 to show, $18,000 to win
Giga Chikadze: $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Jamall Emmers: $10,000 to show, $10,000
to win
Batgerel Danaa: $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win
Guido Cannetti: $14,000 to show, $14,000 to win
Should Israel Adesanya be the highest
paid fighter on the card?
The UFC 248 ceremonial weigh-ins are set to begin. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (March 7), UFC 248 will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will collide with Yoel Romer…
The UFC 248 ceremonial weigh-ins are set to begin. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (March 7), UFC 248 will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will collide with Yoel Romero. The co-main event will see a strawweight title bout as title holder Weili […]
UFC 248 is upon us. The event will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tomorrow night (March 7). Headlining the card will be a middleweight title clash between champion Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. The co-main event will see stra…
UFC 248 is upon us. The event will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tomorrow night (March 7). Headlining the card will be a middleweight title clash between champion Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. The co-main event will see strawweight title holder Weili Zhang put her gold on the line against […]
UFC 248 will go down tomorrow night (Sat. March 7, 2020) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will witness the first title defence of strawweight champion Weili Zhang who will face off against bitter rival and former titlist Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event of the evening. UFC 248 […]
UFC 248 will go down tomorrow night (Sat. March 7, 2020) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will witness the first title defence of strawweight champion Weili Zhang who will face off against bitter rival and former titlist Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event of the evening.
UFC 248 Staff Predictions
Abinhav Kini: I am edging towards Joanna coming out on top in a closely-contested five-round war. Zhang is the favorite for a reason and is one of the best fighters in the world. However, I feel Joanna has a fire in her that will help her become champion again. (Prediction: Joanna Jedrzejczyk)
Cole Shelton:
Zhang vs. Joanna might be the most intriguing fight on this card for me.
Although Zhang is the champ, she’s only 4-0 and really only fought one top-tier
strawweight so how good she truly is, is still uncertain. In this fight, I
think the champ will start out strong and win the early rounds but Joanna will
come back strong and win the final three rounds to edge out a decision and
become the new strawweight champion (Prediction: Joanna Jedrzejczyk)
Ryan Galloway:
In the Co-Main event at UFC 248, Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk I believe
Zhang gets it done in the first round via TKO. The power she carries, her
pressure combined with the ability to bait her opponents in will prove to be
too much for Joanna. I think we will see a quick one. (Prediction: Weili Zhang)
Timmy Moran: The most
exciting fight on the card according to Dana White comes in the co-main event
between the champion Zang Weili and the former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Dana
has good reason to be excited because the Zhang and Joanna will happily
exchange on the feet as well as the ground. Although Joanna has the experience
edge in title fights, Zhang represents the new era of strawweights and will
succeed in her first title defense. (Prediction: Weili Zhang)
Jordan Ellis:
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has looked excellent for about 95% of her UFC run. The
former strawweight queen has only fallen to Rose Namajunas and Valentina Shevchenko.
So, the question is do I think Weili Zhang is of the same calibre? The answer
no. Unless Zhang comes out fast and catches Jedrzejczyk cold early I can’t see
her winning. I pick Jedrzejczyk to regain her title over five rounds. (Prediction:
Joanna Jedrzejczyk)
Darren Till is paying attention to the UFC 248 main event quite a bit. In the main event, Israel Adesanya is looking to defend his middleweight title for the first time when he battles Yoel Romero. Till could very well be one win away from a title shot…
Darren Till is paying attention to the UFC 248 main event quite a bit. In the main event, Israel Adesanya is looking to defend his middleweight title for the first time when he battles Yoel Romero. Till could very well be one win away from a title shot but he has made it clear he’s […]