World Series of Fighting might not be in the business of making millionaires like Dana White and the UFC are, but they are in the business of paying their fighters a reasonable salary all things considered. That is on full display from this Friday’s event in Las Vegas that was headlined by Jon Fitch vs. Josh Burkman, where both men were paid around the same amount for their main event fight. For Jon Fitch it was a severe cut from his $70,000 that he was making in the UFC, but still better money than expected!
Numbers are from MMAJunkie.
Josh Burkman: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Jon Fitch: $30,000Steve Carl: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Tyson Steele: $7,000Jacob Volkmann: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
def. Lyle Beerbohm: $15,000Justin Gaethje: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Cobb: $8,000Jerrod Sanders: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
def. Jeff Smith: $4,000Dan Lauzon: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. John Gunderson: $6,000Carson Beebe: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Murphy: $4,000Krasimir Mladenov: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Kendrick Miree: $4,000Branson Hansen: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
def. Josh Montalvo: $1,000