In a dominant style defense of his title against Adam Boric, reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire became the highest paid competitor at Bellator 286 held in Long Beach, California.
According to the payroll released by the state Athletic Commission, the 35-year-old Brazilian is the sole leader of the payout list with a fee of $150,000.
Featherweight Jeremy Kennedy came in second with $110,000 to his bank account, while four other fighters, including Adam Borich, AJ McKee, Aaron Pico and Juan Archuleta, were $100,000 richer.
Russian participants of the event Islam Mammadov, Khalid Murtazaliev and Vladimir Tokov received $80,000, $40,000 and $23,000, respectively.
The full payout list for the Bellator 286 tournament is as follows:
Patricio Pitbull: $150,000 (no win bonus)
Adam Borich: $100,000
AJ McKee: $100,000 (no win bonus)
Spike Carlyle: $50,000
Jeremy Kennedy: $110,000 (including $55,000 win bonus)
Aaron Pico: $100,000
Juan Archuleta: $100,000 (no win bonus)
Enrique Barzola: $31,000
Bobby Seronio: $6,000 (including $3,000 win bonus)
Miguel Pimbert: $3,000
Islam Mammadov: $80,000 (including $40,000 win bonus)
Nick Brown: $24,000
JJ Wilson: $70,000 (including $35,000 win bonus)
Vladimir Tokov: $23,000
Khalid Murtazaliev: $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus)
Khadzhimurat Bestaev: $13,000
Sumiko Inaba: $24,000 (including $12,000 win bonus)
Nadine Mandiu: $3,000
Weber Almeida: $36,000 (including $18,000 win bonus)
Ryan Lilley: $5,000
Lance Gibson Jr.: $15,000 (no win bonus)
Dominic Clark: $7,000
CJ Hamilton: $30,000 (including $15,000 win bonus)
Richard Palencia: $15,000
