Bellator 142 Salaries: Tito Ortiz ($300K), Phil Davis ($130K) Top Disclosed Payroll
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Ortiz is well compensated for his services in Bellator MMA. | Dave
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Tito Ortiz didn’t win light heavyweight gold this past Saturday, but he was nonetheless the highest-paid fighter at Bellator 142 "Dynamite."
Ortiz tapped to a reverse triangle from Liam McGeary 4:42 into the opening stanza of their headlining clash at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” pocketed $300,000 in defeat, significantly more than the reigning champion McGeary, who earned $50,000 with no win bonus. The California State Athletic Commission released salary figures from the event on Wednesday.
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Also notable was the payday for another new acquisition, Josh Thomson, who took home a disclosed $10,000 -- with no win bonus -- for his arm-triangle choke submission of Mike Bronzoulis ($10,000). Previously, Thomson earned a reported $85,000 in his final Octagon appearance, a unanimous decision setback to Tony Ferguson at UFC Fight Night on July 15.
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.
Bellator 142 Salaries:
Liam McGeary: $50,000
Tito Ortiz: $300,000
Phil Davis: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus)
Francis Carmont: $17,000
Josh Thomson: $10,000
Mike Bronzoulis: $10,000
Phil Davis: (See above)
Emanuel Newton: $70,000
Muhammed Lawal: $15,000
Linton Vassell: $30,000
Gabriel Carrasco: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Joe Neal: $2,000
Adam Piccolotti: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Salvador Becerra: $1,750
Ousmane Thomas Diagne: $3,000
Mike Malott: $2,000
Francis Carmont: (See above)
Anthony Ruiz: $5,000
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