PFL 6 Salaries: Shane Burgos, Four Others Earn Six-Figure Paydays

Shane Burgos earned a flat $100,000 for his unanimous decision triumph over Yamato Nishikawa at PFL 6 this past Friday.

The UFC veteran was one of five fighters from the card to take home a six-figure payday. Burgos was the only one of those whose earnings didn’t include a win bonus. The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission recently released salary figures from the event. PFL 6 took place at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

Defending lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier and returning welterweight king Sadibou Sy earned $100,000 apiece for their victories in the evening’s featured bouts. Aubin-Mercier defeated Anthony Romero ($15,000) via third-round knockout in the PFL 6 main event, while Sadibou Sy scored a spectacular spinning wheel kick KO of Shane Mitchell ($10,000) in the co-headliner. Additionally, Magomed Magomedkerimov and Natan Schulte earned $100,000 apiece for wins over David Zawada ($20,000) and Raush Manfio ($30,000), respectively.

Also of note: While Schulte and Manfio were suspended by the PFL for a substandard fight, they will not face further penalties from the Georgia commission.

Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.

PFL 6 Salaries:

Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Anthony Romero: $15,000

Sadibou Sy: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Shane Mitchell: $10,000

Shane Burgos: $100,000
Yamato Nishikawa: $18,000

Magomed Magomedkerimov: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
David Zawada: $20,000

Magomed Umalatov: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
Nayib Lopez: $16,000

Clay Collard: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus)
Steven Ray: $50,000

Carlos Leal Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Dilano Taylor: $20,000

Natan Schulte: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Raush Manfio: $30,000

Bruno Miranda: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
Alex Martinez: $22,000

Solomon Renfro: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Jarrah Al-Silawi: $50,000

Brahyan Zurcher: $19,000 (includes $9,500 win bonus)
Mike Bardsley: $3,000

Abdullah Al-Qahtani: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Lamar Brown: $3,000