Light heavyweight prospect Ovince St. Preux took home the largest purse from Saturday’s Strikeforce Challengers 17 event at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Former Strikeforce women’s 135-pound champion Sarah Kaufman earned $10,000 with her unanimous decision victory over Liz Carmouche ($2,500), but could have made more had the bout not gone the distance.
“Sarah Kaufman had a clause in her contract that stated she would only receive the [$5,000] win bonus if she won by KO, TKO or submission. No win bonus for a decision victory,” an NSAC representative stated in an email to Sherdog.com.
Main event winner Bobby Voelker netted a total of $11,000 for his second-round technical knockout of welterweight rival Roger Bowling ($4,500), while heavyweight co-headliner Devin Cole grabbed $10,000 by outpointing Shawn Jordan ($4,000), who fought on only three days’ notice.
These numbers do not include taxes, licenses or other deductions which may be taken from a fighter’s purse, nor do they reflect any discretionary bonuses which may be issued by the promoter.
Strikeforce Challengers 17 Salaries
Bobby Voelker: $11,000
(Includes $5,500 win bonus)
Roger Bowling: $4,500
Devin Cole: $10,000
(Includes $5,000 win bonus)
Shawn Jordan: $4,000
Ovince St. Preux: $12,000
(Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Joe Cason: $3,000
Sarah Kaufman: $10,000
Liz Carmouche: $2,500
Adlan Amagov: $8,000
(Includes $4,000 win bonus)
Ronald Stallings: $3,000
T.J. Cook: $5,000
(Includes $2,500 win bonus)
Lionel Lanham: $2,000
Anthony Smith: $5,000
(Includes $2,500 win bonus)
Ben Lagman: $2,000
Bill Cooper: $4,000
(Includes $2,000 win bonus)
Maka Watson: $2,000
Sterling Ford: $6,000
(Includes $3,000 win bonus)
Brian McLaughlin: $2,500