Max Holloway and Israel Adesanya were the top earners at UFC 236, as both fighters pocketed $350,000 for their work on Saturday night.
The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission on Monday released salary figures from the event, which took place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Holloway lost a bloody unanimous decision to Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight crown in the evening’s headliner. Poirier garnered $250,000 in victory. Adesanya, meanwhile, claimed the interim middleweight belt with a five-round verdict over Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event.