The MMA Report reports the salaries for the World Series of Fighting 8 as disclosed by the Florida Boxing Commission. Anthony Johnson topped the overall payroll for this past Saturday’s event.
Johnson made a reported $75,000 ($40,000 show/$35,000 win) for his KO victory over Mike Kyle ($10,000). The second highest paid fighters for the night was Justin Gaethje who made $30,000 ($15,000 show/$15,000 win) as he defeated Rich Patishnock ($6,000) and Jessica Aguliar ($15K/$15K) as she defeated Alida Gray ($5,000).
The rest of the card pay is as follows:
Cody Bollinger: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Tyson Nam: $6,000
Luis Palomino: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
Jorge Patino: $8,000
Tyler Stinson: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Valdir Araujo: $10,000
Derrick Mehman: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Scott Barrett: $5,000
Alexis Vila: $7,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
Sidemar Honorio: $2,000
Freddy Assuncao: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Brenson Hansen: $6,000
Anderson Melo: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Jose Caceres: $2,000
Payout Perspective:
Decent pay for Johnson as the ex-UFC welterweight is getting paid like one of the top fighters in the organization. The mid-card fighters made adequate pay with the lower tier fighters make minimal.
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