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Given that his opponent was A.J. McKee, that result wasn’t especially surprising. However, Isbulaev’s purse was: The 29-year-old Kazakhstan native took home just $10,000 for his work. The California State Athletic Commission initially released salary figures from the event to MMAFighting.com on Saturday. McKee, meanwhile, earned a flat rate of $100,000 in victory.
McKee and Liz Carmouche, who garnered $100,000 for a submission victory over Viviane Araujo ($20,000) in the evening’s co-main event, where the card’s high earners. The next highest salary was Alexandr Shabliy, who took home $50,000 for a unanimous decision triump over Alfie Davis ($20,000).
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
PFL San Diego Salaries:
A.J. McKee: $100,000
Salamat Isbulaev: $10,000
Liz Carmouche: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Viviane Araujo: $20,000
Alexandr Shabliy: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Alfie Davis: $20,000
Rob Wilkinson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Abraham Bably: $10,000
Khasan Magomedsharipov: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Josh Weems: $10,000
Jena Bishop: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Ariane da Silva Lipski: $13,000
Savarjon Khamidov: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Justin Wetzell: $10,000
Shannon Clark: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Ilara Joanne: $10,000
Cobey Fehr $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Daniel Bzdigian: $5,000
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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