Bellator 115 salaries range from 1k to 50k

The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently released salaries for Bellator 115, which took place on April 4, 2014 in Reno, NV.

In a curious turn, the highest paid fighter on the card was Cheick Kongo, who made $50,000. Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov made $35,000 in victory.

Main card (Spike TV)
Vitaly Minakov ($17,500 + $17,500 = $35,000) beat Cheick Kongo ($50,000)
Herman Terrado ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000) beat Justin Baesman ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000)
Kelly Anundson ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) beat Volkan Oezdemir ($4,000)
Mikkel Parlo ($7,000 + $7,000 = $14,000) beat Johnny Cisneros ($2,000)

Prelim Card (Online)
Rudy Morales ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000) beat Jimmy Jones ($3,000)
Rick Reeves ($4,000 + $4,000 = $8,000) beat James Terry ($3,000)
Freddie Aquitania ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000) beat Josh Appelt ($6,000)
Sinjen Smith ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) beat Jason Powell ($1,000)
Benito Lopez ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) beat Oscar Ramirez ($1,000)

Cheick Kongo made 50k? was he in there to take a dive or something?


Its hilarious how underpaid MMA fighters are but the truth is most of them are borderline retarded and the real reward comes from celebrating in front of the crowd and getting to thank jesus