MMA Junkie reports salaries from this past Saturday’s Bellator 154. Phil Davis earned the most out of the fighters on the card. According to Junkie, the payroll, obtained from the California State Athletic Commission Phil Davis: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Muhammed Lawal: $30,000 Saad Awad: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Evangelista Santos: […]
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Bellator releases Brooks, strips HW champ
Bellator announced two roster moves prior to its event Saturday. The most notable move was outright releasing lightweight champ Will Brooks. It also stripped its heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov for inactivity. The big news is that Brooks, who was 9-1 in Bellator, was shown the door and is now a free agent. Brooks had been […]
Monster Energy re-ups with Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA has reached an agreement with Monster Energy Drink to extend its sponsorship agreement which will see the green “M” in the Bellator cage for years to come according to a press release. Via Bellator MMA press release: Monster will continue to own highly visible inventory inside the Bellator cage and sponsor concourse activations […]
Slice settles with Texas Commission
MMA Junkie reports that Kimbo Slice has settled with the athletic commission in Texas after having failed a drug test. Slice agreed to a $2,500 fine and have his license to fight in the state revoked. As part of the settlement, Slice agreed to waive his right to a hearing. He is expected to remain […]
Bellator Kickboxing’s debut draws 346,000 on SpikeTV
Bellator Kickboxing last Friday drew an average rating of 346,000 on Spike TV per Nielsen. The debut of the promotion’s kickboxing followed Bellator 153. Notably, per Nielsen the first hour of Bellator Kickboxing averaged 464,000 viewers and peaked with 730,000. Payout Perspective: The debut of Bellator’s foray into kickboxing promotion did well considering it was […]