World Series of Fighting 23 featured a title fight and a tournament final to crowd a new champion, and the men that came out on top in those respective fights managed to make some bank. Both Justin Gaethje and David Branch cracked six figures, with each making $100,000 for their victories.Gaethje defeated Luis Palomino, who made 20k, while Branch beat Teddy Holder, who made 12k.
Those four men ate up the vast majority of the payroll, with seven fighters on the card making $2,000 or less. Here’s a look at how it all breaks down:
Justin Gaethje ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000)
Luis Palomino ($20,000)
David Branch ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000)
Teddy Holder ($12,000)
Timur Valiev ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000)
Tito Jones ($3,000)
Phoenix Jones ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000)
Roberto Yong ($2,000)
Brian Foster ($7,000 + $7,000 = $14,000)
LaRue Burley ($4,000)
Vagab Vagabov ($6,000 + $6,000 = $12,000)
Brian Grinnell ($1,500)
Clifford Starks ($6,000 + $6,000 = $12,000)
Krasimir Mladenov ($3,000)
Matthew Frincu ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000)
Danny Davis Jr. ($3,000)
David Nuzzo ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000)
Andres Ponce ($1,000)
Joey Miolla ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000)
Randy Steinke ($1,500)
Benny Madrid ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000)
Jeff Fletcher ($1,000)
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