WEC 47 - Joseph Benavidez tops the salary list in Columbus with $29,000

WEC bantamweight Joseph Benavidez took home the biggest pay cheque from Columbus, Ohio this past weekend, pocketing $29,000 for his upset win over former champion, Miguel Torres in the co-main event.

Newly crowned champion, Dominick Cruz also took home a tidy sum of $18,000, with Torres himself squeezed in between the pair with $26,000.

Here’s the list in full:

Main Card:

Dominick Cruz ($9,000+$9,000=$18,000) def. Brian Bowles ($12,000)
Joseph Benavidez ($14,500+$14,500=$29,000) def. Miguel Torres ($26,000)
Javier Vazquez ($6,000+$6,000=$12,000) def. Jens Pulver ($14,000)
LC Davis ($9,000+$9,000=$18,000) def. Deividas Taurosevicius ($9,000)
Bart Palaszewski ($6,000+$6,000=$12,000) def. Karen Darabedyan ($4,000)

Preliminary Card:

Scott Jorgensen ($8,000+$8,000=$16,000) def. Chad George ($3,000)
Chad Mendes ($4,000+$4,000=$8,000) def. Erik Koch ($3,000)
Anthony Pettis ($3,000+$3,000=$6,000) def. Danny Castillo ($9,500)
Leonard Garcia ($14,000) fought George Roop ($3,000) to a split draw
Fredson Paixao ($2,000+$2,000=$4,000) def. Courtney Buck ($3,000)
Ricardo Lamas ($5,000+$5,000=$10,000) def. Bendy Casimir ($3,000)

Benavidez also benefitted from the “Submission of the Night” bonus cheque, worth a cool $10,000. Leonard Garcia and George Roop picked up $10,000 each for “Fight of the Night”, while Anthony Pettis pocket the “Knockout of the Night” money.

By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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