Israel Adesanya returned to UFC after September 2023, he previously fight opponent Sean Strickland and suffer major defeat from him at UFC 293. As per reports Israel Adesanya earned guaranteed $1m for the fight and based on pay-per-view revenue share his earnings reached $2m which at UFC 293.
| Fighters | Purses |
|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya | $1m show, $32k sponsorship |
| Dricus du Plessis | $500k show, $42k sponsorship |
This upcoming weekend, Israel Adesanya is challenging Dricus du Plessis for UFC Middleweight title at UFC 305. There is no change in the contract of Adesanya, he will earn guaranteed money $1m for the fight against Dricus du Plessis, since the pay-per-view will take place in Australia, Adesanya have good fan following in Australia and the arean will be jam packed on fight day.
- Israel Adesanya guaranteed money $1m for UFC 305, based on pay-per-view revenue share if ppv buys exceed 800k sales on fight day, Israel Adesanya will pocket more than $2.5m for the UFC 305.
- Dricus du Plessis will earn share of $500k at UFC 305, but earnings exceed $1.8m if pay-per-view buys reached to 800k sales on fight.
Dricus du Plessis, will earn guaranteed purse $500k for the upcoming title fight but his earnings will exceed more than $1.5m based on pay-per-view revenue share and performance bonuses. Before this fight he earned $1m for the fight against Sean Strickland at UFC 297. The undefeated Dricus du Plessis favorite to retain the title, but Israel Adesanya totally different opponent that Dricus du Plessis face in his previous fight its difficult to predict one winner among these two.