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At UFC 276 on July 2, Israel Adesanya will look to successfully defend his UFC middleweight title once again. In his way inside T-Mobile Arena will be Jared Cannonier, who has gone through multiple weight changes over the years.
Adesanya made his MMA debut in 2012. Since joining the UFC in 2018, Adesanya is 11-1 with the promotion. He beat Kelvin Gastelum in 2019 for the interim UFC middleweight title. Later that year, he beat Robert Whittaker via KO to win the middleweight title.
Adesanya has defended the title four times, beating Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa, Marvin Vettori and Whittaker. The rematch with Whittaker took place last February.
Cannonier made his pro debut in 2011. An AFC heavyweight champion, Cannonier lost his UFC debut in 2015. He is 8-5 with the promotion. He is 5-1 over his past six fights and on a two-fight win streak. His last fight was a knockout win over Derek Brunson last February. Cannonier has competed at heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight.
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Besides winning a title, Adesanya and Cannonier are looking to earn a big paycheck with their fight. Here's how much the two fighters are set to earn at UFC 276, along with their purse history.
The official UFC 276 purse has not yet been revealed, but previous payouts for Adesanya and Cannonier could help provide insight as to how much they will earn.
Per The Sports Daily, Adesanya earned about $153,000 in his UFC debut in 2018. When he fought Anderson Silva at UFC 234 in 2019, Adesanya reportedly earned about $178,000. When he beat Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 243, Adesanya earned $490,000. In his last fight last February, Adesanya earned about $642,000 for his rematch with Whittaker.
Also per The Sports Daily, Cannonier made $8,000 in his UFC debut against Shawn Jordan. At UFC 271 against Derek Brunson, he earned about $221,000.
These purse figures include performance bonuses.
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Per Celebrity Net Worth, Adesanya is worth about $4 million.
Comparing him to other stars in the UFC, Jon Jones has a net worth of about $3 million, while Francis Ngannou has a net worth of $5 million. Conor McGregor has a net worth of $200 million.
Per The Sports Daily, Cannonier has earned over $1.139 million in his UFC career. Sporkskeeda reports his current net worth at around $1 million.
UFC 276 will take place on Saturday, July 2. The Fight Pass prelims will start at 6 p.m. ET, while the prelims will take place at 8 p.m. ET. The main card is set for 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view. Adesanya and Cannonier should make their way to the Octagon around 12:15 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
The main card for UFC 276 is available in the U.S. and Mexico on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost.
Earlier fights are viewable live on ESPN+, the WatchESPN app, and, for the early prelims, on UFC Fight Pass. Fans can also watch the prelims on ESPN and ABC.
In Canada, the main card pay-per-view is available on Bell, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.
In the United Kingdom, the main card will be available on BT Sport 1, with the prelims available on UFC Fight Pass.
In Australia, the main card will be on Main Event, Kayo Sports, FOXTEL and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.
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In the U.S., the UFC 276 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. The PPV price for UFC 276 is $74.99 for current subscribers. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 276 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent.
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