On Thursday night the lightweight and featherweight finalists were determined by fighting twice in one night, with the winner going on to fight for the $1 million season finale in December.
The purses were 25/25, for both fights, except for Lance Palmer, Natan Schulte, and Rashid Magomedov, who got $50 thousand for the quarter-finals, but did not get the win bonus if they made the finals.
Chris Wade: $74,800 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in the quarterfinals; $25,000 to show in the semifinals minus $200 in licensing fees)
Nathan Andrews: $24.550 ($25,000 to show minus $150 in licensing fees and $300 in miscellaneous fees)
Islam Mamedov: $24,850 ($25,000 to show minus $150 in licensing fees)
Loik Radzhabov: $63,800 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in quarterfinals; $25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in semifinals minus $200 in licensing fees and $36,000 in foreign withholding)
Akhmed Aliev: $74,850 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in quarterfinals; $25,000 to show in semifinals minus $150 in licensing fees)
Rashid Magomedov: $49,800 ($50,000 to show minus $200 in licensing fees)
Nathan Schulte: $99,900 ($50,000 to show, $25,000 to win in quarterfinals; $25,000 to show in semifinals, no win bonus minus $100 in licensing fees)
Ramsey Nijem: $24,850 ($25,000 to show minus $150 in licensing fees)
Luis Laurentino: $17,110 ($25,000 to show minus $50 in licensing fees, $340 in miscellaneous fees and $7,500 in foreign withholding)
Jeremy Kennedy: $74,900 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in quarterfinals. $25,000 to show in semifinals minus $100 in licensing fees)
Movlid Khaibulaev: $24,950 ($25,000 to show minus $50 in licensing fees)
Daniel Pineda: $99,800 ($25,000 to show, $25,00 to win in quarterfinals; $25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in semifinals minus $200 in licensing fees)
Alex Gilpin: $74,950 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win in quarterfinals; $25,000 to show in semifinals minus $50 in licensing fees)
Andre Harrison: $24,850 ($25,000 to show minus $150 in licensing fees)
Lance Palmer: $99,950 ($50,000 to show, $25,000 to win in quarterfinals; $25,000 to show in semifinals, no win bonus, minus $50 in licensing fees)
Alexandre de Almeida: $24,055 ($25,000 to show minus $200 in licensing fees and $745 in miscellaneous fees)
The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by Nevada law to submit to the State Athletic Commission; they do not represent a full accounting of each fighter’s income.
Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, taxes, and more.
On the income side, fighters can earn apparel sponsorship. And many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in non-fight employment.
h/t MMA Fighting
