Bellator 170 salaries

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Bellator 170 salaries

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Tito Ortiz made $300,000 in his final fight of his MMA career at Bellator 170 Saturday night. Ortiz defeated Chael Sonnen in the first round of the main event.

Sonnen made $50,000 for his part in the main event.

The California State Athletic Commission disclosed the following payouts for Saturday’s event (via MMA Junkie):

Tito Ortiz: $300,000 (no win bonus)
def. Chael Sonnen: $50,000

Paul Daley: $50,000 (no win bonus)
def. Brennan Ward: $50,000

Hisaki Kato: $30,000 (includes no win bonus)
def. Ralek Gracie: $33,000

Emmanuel Sanchez: $40,000 (includes $20,00 win bonus)
def. Georgi Karakhanyan: $24,000

Derek Campos: $34,200 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Derek Anderson: $7,800

Jacob Rosales: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Ian Butler: $1,500

Mike Segura: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Tommy Aaron: $2,000

James Barnes: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Rob Gooch: $2,000

Curtis Millender: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Johnny Cisneros: $2,000

Colleen Schneider: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Chrissie Daniels: $4,500

Henry Corrales: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Cody Bollinger: $2,500

Guilherme Vasconcelos: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. John Mercurio: $2,000

Keith Berry: $3,000
vs. Kevin Casey: $10,000

Alex Soto: $5,400 (includes $3,000 win bonus)*
def. Demarcus Brown: $2,300

Chinzo Machida: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Jamar Ocampo: $1,500

Jalin Turner: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Gabriel Green: $2,000

Jack May: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Dave Cryer: $2,000

Daniel Rodriguez: $3,075 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Christian Gonzalez: $1,350*

Payout Perspective:

It looks like Tito’s Bellator contract had him making $300,000 per fight if you look back at his other fights with the organization. His last fight in the UFC he earned $250,000. Unfortunately for Christian Gonzalez, he missed weight and had to forfeit a portion of his purse. He was one of the lowest paid fighters on the card which makes it worse. Notably, a pattern of top of the card Bellator fighters with no win bonus and others on the mid-card making a win bonus which is half their show money.
The fighters he's beaten aren't even household names in their own household.

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