MMA Fighting reports the salaries from this past Saturday’s Bellator 192. Four fighters made six figures including the main event competitors, Chael Sonnen and Rampage Jackson.
Both Sonnen and Jackson earned $300,000 each. Sonnen, who defeated Jackson did not receive a win bonus. Rory MacDonald earned $100,000 in defeating Douglas Lima who also made $100,000. MacDonald did not have a win bonus attached although he picked up a cryptocurrency sponsor.
The other payouts as produced by the California State Athletic Commission via MMA Fighting:
Michael Chandler ($50,000 + no win bonus = $50,000) def. Goat Yamauchi ($23,000)
Aaron Pico ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Shane Kruchten ($10,000)
Henry Corrales ($20,000 + $20,000 = $40,000) def. Georgi Karakhanyan ($26,000)
Joey Davis ($7,000 + no win bonus = $7,000) def. Ian Butler ($1,500)
Jose Campos ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Haim Gozali ($10,000)
Devon Brock ($1,000 + 1,000 = $2,000) vs. Khonry Gracie ($10,000)
Guilherme Bomba ($40,000 + no win bonus = $40,000) def. Ivan Castillo ($2,500)
Johnny Cisneros ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Marlen Magee ($1,500)
Kyle Estrada ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. David Duran ($2,250)
Roosevelt Roberts ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Tommy Aaron ($2,000)
Arthur Estrazulas ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Mike Segura ($2,000)
Jalin Turner ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Noah Tillis ($1,500)
Gabriel Green ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Christopher Padilla ($2,000)
Chad George ($3,000 + $3000) def. James Barnes ($2,250)
Cooper Gibson ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Andrew Lazo ($1,500)
Payout Perspective:
The payouts are more than a usual Bellator show. With Sonnen and Jackson, the payouts were expected to high. MacDonald and Lima reflect the Bellator pay scale increasing to the level of fighter. The obvious disparity here is Aaron Pico earning more (reportedly anyway) than Michael Chandler. On the other end of the spectrum, there are low payouts for some of the prelim fighter with the lowest pay being $1,500-$2,000.
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