In particular, the rematch with Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in Houston sold 600 thousand PPV, the next fight against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 in Las Vegas showed a more modest result of 400 thousand sales, and the fight against Alex Pereira at UFC 281 in New York , in which Adesanya lost his championship belt, again reached the bar of 600,000 paid broadcasts.
As a result, Israel Adesanya ended the year without a championship belt, but with a good financial result, and in a likely rematch against the Brazilian, which is likely to take place this year, he can not only regain the title, but also set a personal record in pay-sales. per-view.
Recall that Israel Adesanya entered the fifth round against Alex Pereira, winning the fight on the cards of all judges with a score of 39-37, and suffered an early defeat by technical knockout three minutes before the end of the match.