I. Adesanya weighing in for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
On the eve of defending the middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg) in a rematch against Robert whittaker, this Saturday (12), Israel adesanya You already have reasons to celebrate. Last Wednesday (9), the Nigerian signed a new multi-fight contract with Ultimate.
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Adesanya's manager, Tim Simpson, from Paradigm Sports, announced the middleweight champion's new contract on Wednesday.
“We are very happy with the terms of Israel’s new promotional agreement with the UFC. Israel truly deserves to be in the position it is in and we look forward to more prosperous years with the UFC,” said the agent.
According to his team, the new contract Israel adesanya it is “one of the most lucrative multi-fight deals in the organization’s history” and will make the middleweight champion “one of the highest-paid athletes in MMA history.”
The agreement was the result of many months of negotiation, which involved Israel adesanya accept the fight against Robert whittaker, but was left without signing the contract for several weeks after the fight was announced.
Paradigm Sports, the company responsible for managing the careers of Israel adesanya also takes care of the former featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) and lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) champion Conor McGregor, who is the highest paid athlete in the history of Ultimate.
Israel adesanya became one of the most popular names in the entire UFC with his success in the middleweight division, being seen by many as the natural successor to Anderson Silva in the category. The Nigerian is looking for the fifth defense of his belt this Saturday, when he faces Robert whittaker in the main fight of UFC 271, in Houston, in the United States.
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