Filed under: Bellator , News Main-card fighters picked up the lion’s share of disclosed payouts at this weekend’s Bellator 172 event. Bellator 172 took place Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and the main card aired on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. The top earner on the card was Patricky Freire (17-8 MMA, 10-7 BMMA), who scored a second-round knockout win over veteran lightweight Josh Thomson (22-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in the headliner. “Pitbull” earned $80,000 for the victory – half of which was a win bonus; Thomson got $10,000 (the fighters got the top spot on the card after Fedor Emelianenko vs
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Bellator 172 salaries: Freire ($80K), Kongo ($75K) and Koscheck ($75K) lead the way – MMA Junkie