MMA Junkie reports the salaries from WSOF 23 held on Friday night. Champions Justin Gaethje and David Branch were the top earners making $100,000 each which includes their win bonuses.
Via MMA Junkie:
Justin Gaethje: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Luis Palomino: $20,000
David Branch: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Teddy Holder: $12,000
Timur Valiev: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Tito Jones: $3,000
Ben Fodor: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Roberto Yong: $2,000
Brian Foster: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
def. LaRue Burley: $4,000
Vagab Vagabov: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Grinnell: $1,500
Clifford Starks: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Krasimir Mladenov: $3,000
Matthew Frincu: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Davis Jr.: $3,000
David Nuzzo: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
def. Andres Ponce: $1,000
Joey Miolla: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Randy Steinke: $1,500
Benny Madrid: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
def. Jeff Fletcher: $1,000
Payout Perspective:
Gaethje made $60K ($30K/$30K) in his last fight which was against Palomino too. Palomino received a raise for this fight as he made only $11,000 in his first fight with Gaethje. Notably, 5 fighters made $2,000 or less but all made at least $1,000 for the night. The highest show money was $50,000 by Gaethje and Branch.
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