T. Ortiz received highest salary at Bellator 170
Tito Ortiz ended his career in style. After finishing Chael Sonnen In the main fight of Bellator 170, an event held last Saturday (21), Inglewood (USA), the Bad Boy from Huntington Beach hung up his gloves with his pocket full. The fighter received US$300 in salary, around R$950 at current rates, for his 2m02s performance on the show.
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In turn, Sonnen, who hadn't fought since 2013, took home 'only' US$50.
The fight program brought some discrepancies between payments. Despite the high pay for Ortiz and Sonnen, six fighters on the show only received $2 for their performance. Christian Gonzalez, Jamar Ocampo and Ian Butler had salaries of US$1500.
Brazilians' salary
Among Brazilians, Ralek Gracie, who lost to Hisaki Kato, received US$33 and was the highest paid fighter in the country.
Chinzo Machida, Lyoto's brother, pocketed US$20 for his victory over Jamar Ocampo; Already Guilherme Bomba, who beat John Mercurio, won US$24.
Check out the list of Bellator 170 salaries:
Tito Ortiz: US$300 (without win bonus)
Chael Sonnen: US$50 thousand
Tito Ortiz won Chael Sonnen via submission (rear naked choke) at 2m3s of R1
Paul Daley: US$50 (without win bonus)
Brennan ward: US$50 thousand
Paul Daley won Brennan ward by knockout at 2m27s of R1
Hisaki kato: US$30 (without win bonus)
Ralek gracie: US$33 thousand
Hisaki Kato won Ralek gracie by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Emmanuel sanchez: US$40 thousand (includes US$20,00 win bonus)
Georgi Karakhanyan: US$24 thousand
Emmanuel sanchez beat Georgi Karakhanyan by majority decision (28-28, 28-27, 28-27)
Derek Fields: US$34,200 (includes US$15 win bonus)
Derek Anderson: US$7,800
Derek Campos defeated Derek Anderson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jacob Rosales: US$4 (includes US$2 win bonus)
Ian Butler: US$1,500
Jacob Rosales defeated Ian Butler via TKO at 2:45 of R2
Mike Safe: US$3 thousand (includes US$1,500 win bonus)
Tommy Aaron: US$2 thousand
Mike Segura defeated Tommy Aaron by knockout at 1:02 of R1
James Barnes: US$4 (includes US$2 win bonus)
Rob Gooch: US$2 thousand
James Barnes submitted Rob Gooch with an inverted triangle at 4:35 of R1
Curtis millender: US$4 (includes US$2 win bonus)
Johnny Cisneros: US$2 thousand
Curtis Millender defeated Johnny Cisneros via TKO at 3:48 of R2
Colleen schneider: US$6 (includes US$3 win bonus)
Chrissie Daniels: US$4,500
Colleen Schneider submitted Chrissie Daniels with a choke 1m30s into R1
Henry corrales: US$28 (includes US$14 win bonus)
Cody Bollinger: US$2,500
Henry Corrales defeated Cody Bollinger by knockout at 4:28 of R3
Guilherme Bomba: US$24 (includes US$12 win bonus)
John Mercurio: US$2 thousand
Guilherme Bomba beat John Mercurio by technical knockout 41s into R2
Keith Berry: US$3 thousand
Kevin Casey: US$10 thousand
Kevin Casey tied with Keith Berry (majority) (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Alex Soto: US$5,400 (includes US$3 win bonus)*
Demarcus Brown: US$2,300
Alex Soto defeated Demarcus Brown via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Chinzo Machida: US$20 (includes US$10 win bonus)
Jamar Ocampo: US$1,500
Chinzo Machida defeated Jamar Ocampo by technical knockout at 3:48 of R3
jalin turner: US$3 thousand (includes US$1,500 win bonus)
Gabriel Green: US$2 thousand
jalin turner beat Gabriel Green by knockout 36s into R1;
Jack may: US$4 (includes US$2 win bonus)
Dave Cryer: US$2 thousand
Jack May defeated Dave Cryer via TKO 41s into R1
Daniel Rodriguez: US$3,075 (includes US$1,500 win bonus)
Christian Gonzalez: US$1,350*
Daniel Rodriguez defeated Christian Gonzalez via TKO at 3:55 of R2
*Fighters lost 20% of their scholarships for not making the official weight for their categories
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