Newly crowned UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and featherweight champion Max Holloway led the disclosed payroll for UFC 236, cashing a flat $350,000 purse apiece for their respective title fights. The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission released the event’s finalized salary information on Monday to MMA Fighting.
Adesanya defeated Gastelum ($150,000) in a thrilling affair to capture the UFC interim middleweight title in the night’s co-headlining bout, while Holloway suffered a unanimous decision loss to Dustin Poirier ($250,000) in a failed bid for the UFC interim lightweight title in the main event.
UFC 236 took place April 13 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.