Bellator 293 Salaries: Daniel James ($100K), Cat Zingano ($100K) Top Payroll

Both Daniel James and Cat Zingano took home disclosed six-figure paydays for their victories at Bellator 293 on Friday night.

James pocketed $100,00 for a third-round technical knockout of Marcelo Golm ($50,000) in the evening’s main event at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. Zingano, meanwhile, also garnered $100,000 for a unanimous decision triumph against Leah McCourt ($40,000) in the Bellator 293 co-headliner. The California State Athletic Commission released salaries from the event to MMAjunkie.com over the weekend.

Other top earners included John Salter ($86,000), who announced his retirement after outpointing Aaron Jeffrey ($60,000) in a featured middleweight affair, and Adam Piccolotti, who submitted Mandel Nallo in the third round of a preliminary lightweight clash.

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.

Bellator 293 Salaries:

Daniel James: $100,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Golm: $50,000

Cat Zingano: $100,000 (no win bonus)
Leah McCourt: $40,000

John Salter: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
Aaron Jeffery: $60,000

Archie Colgan: $30,000 (no win bonus)
Justin Montalvo: $10,000

Luke Trainer: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Sullivan Cauley: $30,000

Rakim Cleveland: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Christian Edwards: $10,000

Mike Hamel: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Nick Browne: $24,000

Adam Piccolotti: $76,000 (includes $38,000 win bonus)
Mandel Nallo: $35,000

Sara Collins: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Pam Sorenson: $21,000

Jefferson Creighton: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Joey Davis: $60,000

Lucas Brennan: $20,000 (no win bonus)
Josh San Diego: $5,000

Vladimir Tokov: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
Lance Gibson Jr.: $40,000

Randi Field: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Ashley Cummins: $3,000

Bryce Meredith: $30,000 (no win bonus)
Brandon Carrillo: $2,000

Mackenzie Stiller: $4,500 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Maria Henderson: $10,000