Twenty fighters competed this past Friday at Bellator 292 with the titleholders leading all disclosed payouts.
California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive director Andy Foster released a full list of fighter payouts Thursday to MMA Junkie. The amounts reflect the disclosed payouts only and do not include any off-contract bonuses, sponsor payments or discretionary bonuses.
Three of five fighters who pocketed six-figure disclosed paydays tied for the top spot on the list with $150,000. Lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) submitted Benson Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-7 BMMA) in the main event, which also was the opening round of Bellator’s lightweight grand prix.
Both Nurmagomedov and Henderson made a disclosed $150,000 flat purse for their fights, win or lose. The other $150,000 recipient was Alexander Shabliy (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), who made $75,000 to show and a $75,000 win bonus for his finish of Tofiq Musayev (20-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) in the tournament’s opening round.
In addition, Linton Vassell (24-8 MMA, 12-5 BMMA) made a flat $100,000 for his heavyweight knockout of Valentin Moldavsky (11-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) and Michael Page (21-2 MMA, 17-2 BMMA) made a flat $100,000 for his quick injury TKO of Goiti Yamauchi (28-6 MMA, 14-5 BMMA).
Scroll below to see what the 20 fighters on Bellator 292 were paid – disclosed amounts only.
Adam Wamsley: $2,000 for loss to Theo Haig
Theo Haig: $6,000 for win over Adam Wamsley
Rogelio Luna: $2,000 for loss to Laird Anderson
Laird Anderson: $8,000 for win over Rogelio Luna
Julius Anglickas: $50,000 for loss to Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov: $80,000 for win over Julius Anglickas
Tony Johnson: $10,000 for loss to Khalid Murtazaliev
Khalid Murtazaliev: $26,000 for win over Tony Johnson
Cass Bell: $13,000 for loss to Josh Hill
Josh Hill: $80,000 for win over Cass Bell
Erik Perez: $20,000 for loss to Enrique Barzola
Enrique Barzola: $62,000 for win over Erik Perez
Goiti Yamauchi: $66,000 for loss to Michael Page
Michael Page: $100,000 for win over Goiti Yamauchi
Valentin Moldavsky: $75,000 for loss to Linton Vassell
Linton Vassell: $100,000 for win over Valentin Moldavsky
Tofiq Musayev: $65,000 for loss to Alexander Shabliy
Alexander Shabliy: $150,000 for win over Tofiq Musayev
Benson Henderson: $150,000 for loss to Usman Nurmagomedov
Usman Nurmagomedov: $150,000 for win over Benson Henderson
