WEC 42 Salaries - MMAUniverse.com

Despite coming up short in the main event of World Extreme Cagefighting 42: Torres vs Bowles former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres took home an event-high $25,000 payday.

MMA Junkie today requested and received the list of official disclosed salaries from Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.

World Extreme Cagefighting 42: Torres vs Bowles, which took place at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, had a total disclosed payroll of $235,500.

The payroll figure does not include $40,000 in "fight night" bonuses that were handed out after the event. New champion Brian Bowles, as well as Dominic Cruz, Joseph Benavidez and Rani Yahira each received $10,000.

Official gate information for the event, which WEC General Manager Reed Harris told MMA Junkie was "a sellout," was not immediately available.

The full payouts for the event included:

Brian Bowles: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)

def. Miguel Torres: $26,000

Dominic Cruz: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)

def. Joseph Benavidez: $12,500

Daniel Castillo: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)

def. Ricardo Lomas: $4,000

Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)

def. Jeff Curran: $8,000

Leonard Garcia: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)

def. Jameel Massouh: $3,000

Cole Province: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)

def. Fredson Paixao: $2,000

Shane Roller: $21,200 (includes $10,000 win bonus)

def. Marcus Hicks: $6,800

Ed Ratcliff: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)

def. Phil Cardella: $3,000

Rani Yahira: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. John Hossman: $3,000

Diego Nunes: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)

def. Rafael Dias: $4,000

LC Davis: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)

def. Javier Vazquez: $6,000

Roller was contracted to earn $10,000 in show money, while Hicks was scheduled to make $8,000. When Hicks was unable to make the contracted weight of 156 pounds at Saturday's weigh-ins, the two parties agreed to a catchweight bout of 159 pounds, and Roller was awarded 15 percent (or $1,200) of his opponent's show money.

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 are not disclosed by the organization.

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

Source: mmajunkie.com