Bellator 165 Salaries: Benson Henderson & Michael Chandler Top List
The California State Athletic Commission released the Bellator 165 salaries on Tuesday. This event was headlined by two of the world’s top lightweights as two-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler ($50,000) met former UFC champion Benson Henderson ($50,000). A key welterweight bout between Michael Page ($40,000) and Fernando Gonzalez ($20,000) served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont in a light heavyweight bout, Adam Piccolotti ($24,000) vs. Brandon Girtz ($14,000) in a lightweight bout and Keri Melendez ($20,000) vs. Sheila Padilla ($2,500) in a women’s flyweight bout.
The full Bellator 165 payouts include:
Main Card
Michael Chandler ($50,000 + no win bonus = $50,000) def. Benson Henderson ($50,000)
Michael Page ($20,000 + $20,000 = $40,000) def. Fernando Gonzalez ($20,000)
Adam Piccolotti ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Brandon Girtz ($14,000)
Keri-Anne Taylor-Melendez ($20,000 + no win bonus = $20,000) def. Sheila Padilla ($2,500)
Linton Vassell ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Francis Carmont ($21,000)
Preliminary Card
Aaron Hamilton ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Kevin Ferguson Jr. ($6,000)
Carrington Banks ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Jake Roberts ($6,000)
Diego Herzog ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Nick Pica ($1,500)
James Terry ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000) def. Justin Baesman ($2,500)
Dominic Sumner ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Justin Roswell ($1,000)
Dwight Grant ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Danasabe Mohammed ($1,500)
Sarah D’Alelio ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Jaimelene Nievera ($1,500)
Jeremiah Labiano ($2,500 + $2,500 = $5,000) def. Vince Murdock ($2,500)
Alvin Cacdac ($2,500 + $2,500 = $5,000) def. Steve Ramirez ($2,500)
J.J. Okanovich ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Luis Vargas ($1,000)
Beau Hamilton ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Victor Jones ($1,000)
Hugo Lujan ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Cesar Gonzalez ($1,000)
Bellator 165 took place on November 19, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The prelims aired on SpikeTV.com while the main card kicked off on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST.
