Bellator’s double champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire got paid for his last title defense at Bellator 228 in California.
The Brazilian featherweight and lightweight champion defeated Juan Archuleta via UD and that earned him $200 000. Patricio didn’t get any win bonus, but his payday is still almost three times bigger than the one his adversary get.
A complete list of the Bellator 228 salaries can be seen below. As always, these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings, as certain sponsorship incomes, discretionary bonuses, and pay-per-view income are not publicly disclosed.
Main Card
Gegard Mousasi ($150,000 + no win bonus = $150,000) def. Lyoto Machida ($150,000)
Patricio Freire ($200,000 + no win bonus = $200,000) def. Juan Archuleta ($75,000)
A.J. McKee ($50,000 + no win bonus = $50,000) def. Georgi Karakhanyan ($30,000)
Darrion Caldwell ($125,000 + no win bonus = $50,000) def. Henry Corrales ($30,000)
Daniel Weichel ($40,000 + $40,000 win bonus = $80,000) def. Saul Rogers ($20,000)
Prelims
A.J. Agazarm ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Jonathan Quiroz ($2,000)
Ava Knight ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus = $20,000) def. Shannon Goughary ($3,000)
Antonio McKee ($25,000 + no win bonus = $25,000) def. William Sriyapai ($5,000)
Johnny Cisneros ($4,000 + $4,000 win bonus = $8,000) def. Mike Jasper ($10,000)
Leandro Higo ($14,000 + $14,000 win bonus = $28,000) def. Shawn Bunch ($13,000)
Weber Almeida ($6,000 + $6,000 win bonus = $12,000) def. Castle Williams ($2,000)
James Barnes ($2,250 + $2,250 win bonus = $4,500) def. David Duran ($2,250)
Joshua Jones ($2,000 + $2,000 win bonus = $4,000) def. Dominic Clark ($2,000)
