Fighters left in the lurch following the cancellation of “Strikeforce:
Melendez vs. Healy” will be compensated, MMAjunkie.com has learned.
Jorge Gurgel, Pat Healy, Adriano Martins, Jorge Santiago, Josh Thomson and Yuri Villefort were among those confirmed to have been promised at least partial pay, and additional sources confirmed the promotion is planning to compensate all 19 athletes who were left without a fight.
The exact amount issued to each fighter was not disclosed, but sources
MMAjunkie.com spoke to said many fighters received their contracted
“show” money.