Usman Nurmagomedov and Lorenz Larkin were the highest-paid fighters at Bellator San Diego, each earning $100,000, with Nurmagomedov defending his lightweight title and Larkin delivering a knockout win.
Usman Nurmagomedov and Lorenz Larkin capped off the Bellator San Diego card on Saturday night with a pair of impressive wins. Naturally, they are also the highest-paid fighters coming out of the event.
On Sunday, the California State Athletic Commission revealed the salaries for the Bellator San Diego card. Nurmagomedov and Larkin led the way as the only fighters who earned six-figures.
In the main event, Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight title with a one-sided victory over Alexander Shabliy. His payday was already guaranteed no matter what—$100,000 with no additional win bonus following his latest title defense.
For his part, Shabliy earned $50,000 in defeat. He came up short in his bid to hand Nurmagomedov the first loss of his career.
Meanwhile, Larkin delivered a highlight reel knockout over Levan Chokheli. This cemented him as the No. 1 contender in the Bellator welterweight division.
Larkin also earned $100,000 for his paycheck. He revealed prior to the event that Saturday served as the final bout on his current Bellator contract.
Considering the way he won and the promotion touting him as the next title contender, it’s tough to imagine Bellator won’t push hard to re-sign Larkin to a new deal.
Here are the full salaries for Bellator San Diego:
Usman Nurmagomedov: $100,000, no win bonus
Alexander Shabliy: $50,000
Lorenz Larkin: $100,000, no win bonus
Levan Chokheli: $41,000
Aaron Jeffrey: $60,000 — $30,000 to show, $30,000 to win
Douglas Lima: $50,000
Sumiko Inaba: $82,000 — $41,000 to show, $41,000 to win
Mackzenzie Stiller: $13,000
Jora Ayvazyan: $40,000 — $20,000 to show, $20,000 to win
Yancy Medeiros: $25,000
Jordan Newman: $36,000 — $18,000 to show, $18,000 to win
Imamshafi Aliev: $30,000
Masayuki Kikuiri: $26,000 — $13,000 to show, $13,000 to win
Herman Terrado: $7,500
Bryce Meredith: $30,000, no win bonus
John MaCalolooy: $5,000
Josh Hokit: $26,000 — $13,000 to show, $13,000 to win
Sean Rose: $2,000
Ashley Thiner: $4,000 — $2,000 to show, $2,000 to win
Aysia Cortez: $10,000