LOS ANGELES – The Bellator 263 main event loser will take home a six-figure payday with the winner earning seven figures.
Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire is set to make $250,000 in disclosed show money while A.J. McKee will pocket $150,000 in disclosed show pay. The winner will be awarded an additional $1,000,000 – the prize that comes with winning the promotion’s 145-pound grand prix.
Bellator 263 takes place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.
Following the conclusion of Friday’s official weigh-ins at the host hotel, MMA Junkie acquired a list of disclosed payouts from the California State Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.
The full list of Bellator 263 disclosed payouts (show/win) include:
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. E.T., Showtime)
- Patricio Freire: ($250,000/$1,000,000) vs. A.J. McKee ($150,000/$1,000,000)
- Mads Burnell ($26,000/$26,000) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez ($61,000/$61,000)
- Manny Muro ($26,000/$0) vs. Usman Nurmagomedov ($30,000/$30,000)
- Islam Mamedov ($10,000/$10,000) vs. Brent Primus ($50,000/$0)
- Chris Gonzalez ($31,000/$31,000) vs. Goiti Yamauchi ($32,000/$32,000)
PRELIMS (7 p.m. E.T., MMA Junkie)
- Ilara Joanne ($13,000/$13,000) vs. Vanessa Porto ($15,000/$15,000)
- Daniel Carey ($10,000/$10,000) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov ($25,000/$25,000)
- Khasan Magomedsharipov ($25,000/$0) vs. Jonathan Quiroz ($10,000/$10,000)
- Johnny Cisneros ($4,000/$4,000) vs. Joshua Jones ($4,000/$4,000)
- Kiefer Crosbie ($50,000/$0) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan ($70,000/$0)
- Brian Moore ($25,000/$25,000) vs. Jordan Winski ($10,000/$10,000)