Here are the fighter salaries from 'Bellator 131':
Ortiz earned a flat $300,000 for his split-decision victory.
Bonnar earned $100,000 and could have doubled his pay to $200,000 if he had won and picked up his “win” bonus.
Will Brooks, who defeated Michael Chandler ($25,000) in the co-main event, earned $62,000 ($31,000 of which as a win bonus) for his victory, which earned him Bellator’s undisputed lightweight title.
The full Bellator 131 payouts included:
Tito Ortiz: $300,000
def. Stephan Bonnar: $100,000
def. Stephan Bonnar: $100,000
Will Brooks: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus)
def. Michael Chandler: $25,000
def. Michael Chandler: $25,000
Joe Schilling: $25,000
def. Melvin Manhoef: $10,000
def. Melvin Manhoef: $10,000
Mike Richman: $30,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Nam Phan: $5,600
def. Nam Phan: $5,600
Muhammed Lawal: $10,000
def. Joe Vedepo: $10,000
def. Joe Vedepo: $10,000
Joao Faria: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
def. Ian Butler: $1,500
def. Ian Butler: $1,500
A.J. Matthews: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Bolt: $2,000
def. Kyle Bolt: $2,000
Jonathan Santa Maria: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Ron Henderson: $2,000
def. Ron Henderson: $2,000
Andy Murad: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
def. Bubba Pugh: $2,000
def. Bubba Pugh: $2,000
Nicolas Garcia: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
def. Matthew Ramirez: $2,000
def. Matthew Ramirez: $2,000
Jordan Bailey: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
def. Alex Higley: $1,500
def. Alex Higley: $1,500
Rolando Perez: $2,000
def. Mark Vorgeas: $2,000
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