The Ohio Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries for Saturday’s Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson event in Columbus on Monday.
A total of $439,500 was paid out to to the twenty competitors of the card with headliner, and new Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Dan Henderson earning the lions share with a payout of $250,000. While Henderson’s opponent, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante only earned $28,000 in the loss.
Other top earners were winners Tim Kennedy ($50,000) and Jorge Masvidal ($30,000).
Saturday’s Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson event took place on March 5 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Main Card
Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante: $28,000
Marloes Coenen: $10,000 (no win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche: $5,000
Tim Kennedy: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef: $10,000
Jorge Masvidal: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Billy Evangelista: $20,000Preliminary Card
Roger Bowling: $7,000 (includes $3,500 win bonus) def. Josh Thornburg: $2,000
Jorge Gurgel: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Billy Vaughn: $1,500
Jason Freeman: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Jason Riley: $1,500
Brian Rogers: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Ian Rammel: $1,500
Mitch Whitesel: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Marc Cofer: $1,500
John Kuhner: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. JP Felty: $1,500
HT: MMAWeekly.com