Bellator 170 Salaries: Tito Ortiz Earns An Event-High $300,000; Sonnen, Daley, Ward All Earn $50K
Tito Ortiz has long been one of MMA's top earners and that's how he went out.
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The former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight ace's $300,000 purse comprises over 39 percent of Bellator 170's disclosed $766,125 payroll, spread over 18 bouts.
Sonnen earned $50,000 in defeat, as did welterweights Paul Daley and
Brennan
Ward. Other notable earners include Emmanuel
Sanchez who earned $40,000 for his win over Georgi
Karakhanyan, and Derek
Campos, whose decision over Derek
Anderson, earned $34,200 with a $15,000 win a bonus.
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 170 “Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Salaries
Tito Ortiz: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Chael Sonnen: $50,000
Paul Daley: $50,000 (no win bonus)
Brennan Ward: $50,000
Hisaki Kato: $30,000 (no win bonus)
Ralek Gracie: $33,000
Emmanuel Sanchez: $40,000 (includes $20,00 win bonus)
Georgi Karakhanyan: $24,000
Derek Campos: $34,200 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Derek Anderson: $7,800
Jacob Rosales: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Ian Butler: $1,500
Mike Segura: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Tommy Aaron: $2,000
James Barnes: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Rob Gooch: $2,000
Curtis Millender: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Johnny Cisneros: $2,000
Colleen Schneider: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Chrissie Daniels: $4,500
Henry Corrales: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
Cody Bollinger: $2,500
Guilherme Vasconcelos: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
John Mercurio: $2,000
Kevin Casey: $10,000
Keith Berry: $3,000
Alex Soto: $5,400 (includes $3,000 win bonus)*
DeMarcus Brown: $2,300
Chinzo Machida: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Jamar Ocampo: $1500
Jalin Turner: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Gabriel Green: $2,000
Jack May: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Dave Cryer: $2,000
Daniel Rodriguez: $3,075 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Christian Gonzalez: $1,350*
* Fighter fined 20 percent of their purse for missing weight.
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