The fighter salaries for Saturday night’s World Series of Fighting 1 event were published Sunday morning, with a total disclosed payroll of $352,000.
The top earner for the event was heavyweight headliner Andrei Arlovski, who made $30,000 for showing and $30,000 for a first round knockout of opponent Devin Cole ($10,000). While the second top payday went to co-main event light heavyweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson who made a total of $55,000 ($30,000 to show and $25,000 win bonus) for his one-punch knockout of D.J. Linderman ($10,000).
WSOF 1: Arlovski vs. Cole took place on November 3, 2012 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Main Card (NBC Sports)
Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Devin Cole: $10,000
Light heavyweight bout: Anthony Johnson: $55,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. D.J. Linderman: $10,000
Bantamweight bout: Marlon Moraes: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $18,000
Light heavyweight bout: Tyrone Spong: $27,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Travis Bartlett: $4,000
Preliminary Card (Sherdog.com)
Welterweight bout: Tyson Steele: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Gregor Gracie: $25,000
Lightweight bout: Brian Cobb: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Ronys Torres: $12,000
Welterweight bout: Steve Carl: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Ramico Blackmon: $10,000
Welterweight bout: Josh Burkman: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Gerald Harris: $15,000
Lightweight bout: Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. T.J. O’Brien: $5,000
Middleweight bout: David Branch: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Jacoby: $5,000