Bellator 154 Salaries: Headliners Phil Davis ($60K), ‘King Mo’ ($30K) Top Payroll
Phil
Davis earned an event-high $60,000 for his controversial win
over Muhammed
Lawal in the
Bellator 154 headliner on Saturday night.
Davis took a contentious decision over Lawal to earn a future title shot against reigning 205-pound champion Liam McGeary. Lawal, meanwhile, pocketed $30,000 in defeat. The California State Athletic Commission released salary figures from the event to Sherdog.com on Wednesday.
Bellator 154 took place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and
also saw Saad Awad
($24,000) stop Evangelista
Santos ($17,000) via first-round technical knockout in the
evening’s co-main event. Prospect Adam
Piccolotti earned $20,000 for his opening round submission of
Ray
Wood ($6,000) in another featured contest.
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
Phil Davis: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Muhammed Lawal: $30,000
Saad Awad: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Evangelista Santos: $17,000
Josh San Diego: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Jeremiah Labiano: $2,500
Adam Piccolotti: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Ray Wood: $6,000
Andre Fialho: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
Rick Reger: $4,000
Mark Dickman: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
Ousmane Thomas Diagne: $3,000
Jamielene Nievara: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Stephanie Frausto: $1,500
Joshua Dustin Hardwick: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
Jorge Acosta: $2,500
Sam Spengler: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Doyle Childs: $1,000
Josh Paiva: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Steve Gruber: $1,000
Danasabe Mohammed: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Martin Sano: $2,000
Anthony Taylor: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Victor Jones: $1,000
James Chapman: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Sean Tucker: $1,000
Davis took a contentious decision over Lawal to earn a future title shot against reigning 205-pound champion Liam McGeary. Lawal, meanwhile, pocketed $30,000 in defeat. The California State Athletic Commission released salary figures from the event to Sherdog.com on Wednesday.
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Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
Bellator 154 Salaries:
Phil Davis: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Muhammed Lawal: $30,000
Saad Awad: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Evangelista Santos: $17,000
Josh San Diego: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Jeremiah Labiano: $2,500
Adam Piccolotti: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Ray Wood: $6,000
Andre Fialho: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
Rick Reger: $4,000
Mark Dickman: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
Ousmane Thomas Diagne: $3,000
Jamielene Nievara: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Stephanie Frausto: $1,500
Joshua Dustin Hardwick: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
Jorge Acosta: $2,500
Sam Spengler: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Doyle Childs: $1,000
Josh Paiva: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Steve Gruber: $1,000
Danasabe Mohammed: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Martin Sano: $2,000
Anthony Taylor: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Victor Jones: $1,000
James Chapman: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Sean Tucker: $1,000
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