Melendez and Mousasi receive the highest salaries from the last Strikeforce of 2011

After mastering Jorge masvidal and successfully defend the Strikeforce belt, American Gilbert Melendez has one more reason to celebrate. Cesar Gracie's pupil earned the highest salary at the event, held last Saturday (17), in San Diego, in the United States. The California State Athletic Commission released, this Wednesday, the scholarships paid to athletes, and Melendez earned US$150 for the presentation. In addition to the lightweight champion, Armenian Gegard Mousasi, who defeated Ovince St Preux in the unanimous decision of the judges, he earned the same amount.

The Brazilian Chris Cyborg, who knocked out the Japanese Hiroko yamanaka in just 16 seconds, he came right behind the highest paid and took away the US$66 purse.

Check out the full list of Strikeforce salaries below:

Gilbert Melendez: US$150 (without victory bonus)
Jorge masvidal: US$23 thousand
Melendez defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision;

Chris Cyborg: US$ 66 thousand (US$ 33 thousand for the presentation, US$ 33 thousand bonus for winning)
Hiroko yamanaka: US$8 thousand
Santos defeated Yamanaka by knockout in R1;

Gegard Mousasi: US$150 (without victory bonus)
Ovince St Preux: US$17 thousand
Mousasi defeated St. Preux via unanimous decision by the judges;

KJ Noons: US$ 65 thousand (US$ 35 thousand for the presentation, US$ 30 thousand bonus for winning)
Billy Evangelist: US$20 thousand
Noons defeated Evangelista via unanimous decision by the judges;

Expensive Fodor: US$ 20 thousand (US$ 10 thousand for the presentation, US$ 10 thousand bonus for winning)
Justin Wilcox: US$12 thousand
Fodor defeated Wilcox by knockout in R1;

Roger bowling: US$ 14 thousand (US$ 7 thousand for the presentation, US$ 7 thousand bonus for winning)
Jerron peoples: US$2 thousand
Bowling defeated Peoples via knockout in R1;

Devin cole: US$ 12 thousand (US$ 6 thousand for the presentation, US$ 6 thousand bonus for winning)
Gabriel Salinas: US$3 thousand
Cole defeated Salinas-Jones via unanimous decision;

Eddie mendez: US$ 6 thousand (US$ 3 thousand for the presentation, US$ 3 thousand bonus for winning)
Fernando Gonzalez: US$3 thousand
Mendez defeated Gonzalez via split decision;

Herman Terrado: US$ 6 thousand (US$ 3 thousand for the presentation, US$ 3 thousand bonus for winning)
Chris Brown: US$3 thousand
Terrado defeated Brown via armbar submission in R3;