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NewsBellator 115 salaries range from 1k to 50k for Cheick Kongo, who lost
In a curious turn, the highest paid fighter on the card was Cheick Kongo, who made $50,000. Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov made $35,000 in victory.
NewsCarano: I’m really more delicate than people think
“But honestly, I’m really more delicate than people think,” said Gina Carano. “In my life, it regular real life, I’m much less the bad ass than this image out there.”
NewsCoach: Holm 1 yr. away from being “beating anybody in the world’
Mike Winklejohn: “And she’s about a year away from, I think, beating anybody in the world, anywhere. It’s just gonna take a little work, but we’re ready for some big fights.”
NewsGustafsson: Jones knows I’m a bad matchup for him
Alexander Gustafsson: “He just knows that I’m a really bad matchup and he knows that we will fight one day. He knows that, but he’s trying to avoid it as long as he can.”
NewsUFC to still cover GSP’s knee surgery, despite frozen contract
Despite having announced a hiatus from the UFC, they are still planning to cover surgery for Georges St-Pierre, who tore his ACL in training.
NewsSanchez: I would beat champ Pettis 9 of 10 times
Although he is coming off a loss, Diego Sanchez still believes he has a title run left in him and that he has the tools to dethrone current champion Anthony Pettis:
NewsGuillard signs with WSOF
Only three weeks removed from being released from his contract, longtime UFC veteran Melvin Guillard has signed on to a new promotion, the WSOF.
