Bellator decided to go head-to-head with the UFC on Saturday, trotting out the first fight of their Heavyweight Grand Prix along with a much-anticipated welterweight title fight. The card turned out okay, and the four guys on top all made over 100k.
It was the two HWGP fighters, Chael Sonnen and Quinton Jackson, that made the bulk of the total purse though.
Here’s a look at the full reported salary rundown, courtesy of the California State Athletic Commission (via MMA Fighting). Interestingly, a lot of the top guys have flat-rate salaries with no win bonuses.
Main Card
Chael Sonnen ($300,000 + no win bonus = $300,000) defeated Quinton Jackson ($300,000)
Rory MacDonald ($100,000 + no win bonus = $100,000) defeated Douglas Lima ($100,000)
Michael Chandler ($50,000 + no win bonus = $50,000) defeated Goiti Yamauchi ($23,000)
Aaron Pico ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) defeated Shane Kruchten ($10,000)
Henry Corrales ($20,000 + $20,000 = $40,000) defeated Georgi Karakhanyan ($26,000)
Preliminary Card
Joey Davis ($7,000 + no win bonus = $7,000) defeated Ian Butler ($1,500)
Jose Campos ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) defeated Haim Gozali ($10,000)
Devon Brock ($1,000 + 1,000 = $2,000) defeated Khonry Gracie ($10,000)
Guilherme Bomba ($40,000 + no win bonus = $40,000) defeated Ivan Castillo ($2,500)
Johnny Cisneros ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) defeated Marlen Magee ($1,500)
Kyle Estrada ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) defeated David Duran ($2,250)
Roosevelt Roberts ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) defeated Tommy Aaron ($2,000)
Arthur Estrazulas ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) defeated Mike Segura ($2,000)
Jalin Turner ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) defeated Noah Tillis ($1,500)
Gabriel Green ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) defeated Christopher Padilla ($2,000)
Chad George ($3,000 + $3000) defeated James Barnes ($2,250)
Cooper Gibson ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) defeated Andrew Lazo ($1,500)
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