Bellator 106 probably featured the highest fighter purse in the promotion's history. Even with Quinton Jackson and Tito Ortiz off the card, three fighters made $95,000 or more to compete in Long Beach last night. There were some surprises on the other end of the scale too though, with Muhammed Lawal making just 10k for his fight. Eddie Alvarez led the way with 160k, while Fight Master winner Joe Riggs picked up a win bonus 19 times the size of his base salary. Seriously. Here are all the numbers:
Eddie Alvarez: $80,000 (plus win bonus of $80,000)
Michael Chandler: $95,000
Emanuel Newton: $10,000 (win bonus of $10,000)
King Mo: $10,000
Daniel Straus: $20,000 (win bonus of $20,000)
Pat Curran: $40,000
Joe Riggs: $5,000 (win bonus of $95,000)
Mike Bronzoulis: $5,000
Mike Richman: $7,000 (win bonus of $7,000)
Akop Stepanyan: $3,000
Cristiano Souza: $3,000 (win bonus of $3,000)
Alejandro Garcia: $2,000
Jesse Juarez: $3,000 (win bonus of $3,000)
Joe Williams: $3,000
Brandon Halsey: $5,000 (win bonus of $5,000)
Hector Ramirez: $7,000
Mike Guymon: $7,000 (win bonus of $7,000)
Aaron Miller: $4,000
Cleber Luciano: $3,000 (win bonus of $3,000)
Joe Camacho: $2,000
Josh Smith: $1,500 (win bonus of $1,500)
Darren Smith: $1,500