Bellator Fighting Championships 1 Salaries

Upstart promotion Bellator Fighting Championships' debut event Bellator Fighting Championships 1 featured six fighters moving to the second round of their respective eight-man tournaments, with each picking up $25,000 in the process.

While the card's biggest names, Eddie Alvarez and Jorge Masvidal, were among those six winners, losing contestants in tournament contests each picked up $10,000.

MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of paydays from the Florida Boxing Commission.

The total disclosed payroll for the April 3 event, which took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., was $237,000.

Competitors in the evening's non-tournament bouts earned purses ranging from $1,500 to $4,000.

The full list of base paydays included:

Jorge Masvidal: $25,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Agallar: $10,000

Eddie Alvarez: $25,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Greg Loughran: $10,000

Yahir Reyes: $25,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Gonzalez: $10,000

Estevan Payan: $25,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Luis Palomino: $10,000

Joe Soto: $25,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Ben Greer: $10,000

Toby Imada: $25,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Alonso Martinez: $10,000

Jonathan Brookins: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Stephen Ledbetter: $2,000

Lorenzo Borgomeo: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Morales: $3,000

James Brasco: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Kevin Abrate: $1,500

Moyses Gabin: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Decaro: $1,500

Gary Padilla: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Sarafian: $2,000

Each of the non-tournament losers could have doubled their income with a win.

The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses that some organizations oftentime pays.

In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

Source: mmajunkie.com