WSOF 1 Payout: Andrei Arlovski Nets $60K, Anthony Johnson Takes $55K
World Series of Fighting handed out a reported $352,000 in fighter pay during their first event, with former UFC heavyweight championย Andrei Arlovskiย topping the payroll.
For his knockout win over Devin Cole,ย Arlovski made a cool $60K ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win).
Anthony Johnson, one of several UFC veterans on the card, almost made the same amount with $55Kย ($30,000 to show, $25,000 to win), stopping D.J.ย Lindermanย in a particularly brutal "walk-off" knockout victory.
Here's the full list of reported pay for each fight that night, courtesy ofย Bloody Elbow:
WSOFย 1 Main Card
- Andrei Arlovski: $30,000 base + $30,000 win vs. Devin Cole: $10,000
- Anthony Johnson: $30,000 + $25,000 win vs. D.J.ย Linderman: $10,000
- Marlonย Moraes: $6,000 + $6,000 win vs. Miguel Torres: $18,000
- Tyroneย Spong: $20,000 + $7,000 win vs. Travis Bartlett: $4,000
WSOFย 1 Preliminary Card
- Tyson Steele: $5,000 + $5,000 win vs. Gregor Gracie: $25,000
- Brian Cobb: $6,000 + $6,000 win vs.ย Ronysย Torres: $12,000
- Steve Carl: $8,000 + $8,000 win vs.ย Ramicoย Blackmon: $10,000
- Joshย Burkman: $8,000 + $8,000 win vs. Gerald Harris: $15,000
- Gesiasย "JZ"ย Cavalcante: $7,000 + $7,000 win vs. T.J. O'Brien: $5,000
- David Branch: $8,000 + $8,000 win vs. Dustin Jacoby: $5,000
Despite losing a close fight to unheralded Marlonย Moraes, Miguel Torres made $6,000 more than his opponent in a split-decision loss.ย After Moraes defeated Torres, the WSOF announced that Elite XC and King of the Cage veteranย Tyson Nam would face the winner at the promotion's next event.
Tyson Steele's purse had the fourth-largest discrepancy between opponents. He only made $10,000 for his KO win over famed grappling-world champion Gregor Gracie, who pocketed $25,000 just to step in the cage.
