Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place at SSE Arena in London, England.
Bellator 281: Salaries| Purses| Bonuses| Promotional Payouts
Salaries:
Bellator 281 purse payouts and fighters salaries details confirmed along with the bonuses and sponsorships. The dates and venue of the event also finalized.
Event will take place on May 13 SSE Arena, London. Storley vs Page is the main fight as both will headline the event under the Welterweight category.
Purses:
Main Fight Purse | Logan Storley vs Michael Page is the main fight of the Bellator 281. Both will meet each other for the Interim Welterweight championship.
Storley will pocket a guaranteed purse of $$$$ whereas his rival will receive $$$$ as guaranteed purse for the fight.
Bonuses:
Anderson, who made a quick impact in the ViacomCBS-owned promotion after defecting from the UFC, is scheduled to make a flat $250,000 for his work on Friday, according to disclosed salaries released by the California State Athletic Commission.
Nemkov, meanwhile, is set to make $80,000 to show and $80,000 to win.
Co-Main Event | The co-main event will feature the fight between Lyoto Machida and Fabian Edwards in Middleweight category.
Promotional Payouts:
According to salaries released by the Arizona Department of Gaming, which oversaw the Oct. 16 event in Phoenix, Nemkov earned a disclosed $250,000 for his stoppage win over Julius Anglickas at Footprint Center. The Russian champ will face Corey Anderson, who in the co-main stopped heavyweight champ Ryan Bader, in the grand prix finals.
Nemkov was one of five fighters to take home six-figure payouts from the event. The salaries, which do not include discretionary or sponsorship bonuses, were first reported by MMA Junkie.
Fabian is making his debut in Bellator MMA with this fight. He will pocket $$$$ whereas, Lyoto will get a purse of $$$ besides the bonuses.
