PFL San Diego: Fighter Salaries and Results
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) event in San Diego delivered a night of decisive finishes and dominant performances, with the California State Athletic Commission releasing the full disclosed fighter salaries.
Main Card Highlights
A.J. McKee was the highest-paid fighter of the night, earning a flat $100,000 for his unanimous decision victory over Salamat Isbulaev. McKee swept all three judges' scorecards 30-27.
"A.J. McKee took home $100,000—the top disclosed pay of the event—with no win bonus attached."
Liz Carmouche secured a lucrative payday, earning $50,000 in base pay plus a $50,000 win bonus after submitting Viviane Araujo via guillotine choke at 2:07 of the second round. Carmouche's total disclosed earnings reached $100,000.
Alexander Shabliy earned $25,000 base plus a $25,000 win bonus ($50,000 total) for his unanimous decision victory over Alfie Davis, who took home $20,000.
Rob Wilkinson stopped Abraham Bably via TKO at 3:23 of the second round, earning $20,000 base plus a $20,000 win bonus ($40,000 total). Bably received $10,000.
Preliminary Card Breakdown
Khasan Magomedsharipov submitted Joshua Weems with a head/arm choke at 2:10 of the first round, earning $20,000 base plus a $20,000 win bonus ($40,000 total).
Jena Bishop earned a similar $40,000 package after submitting Ariane Lipski da Silva via armbar at 4:08 of the first round. Lipski da Silva received $13,000.
Sarvarjon Khamidov earned $40,000 ($20,000 base + $20,000 win bonus) for his rear-naked choke submission of Justin Wetzell at 4:11 of the second round. Wetzell's disclosed pay was $10,000.
Shannon Clark had the event's lowest guaranteed pay at $3,000, but doubled it to $6,000 with a TKO win over Ilara Joanne.
Clark stopped Ilara Joanne via TKO at 1:43 of the third round. Joanne earned $10,000.
Cobey Fehr collected $5,000 base plus a $5,000 win bonus ($10,000 total) as a winning preliminary card fighter.
Complete Disclosed Salary Summary
Fighter Show Amount Win Bonus Total Disclosed Result A.J. McKee $100,000 $0 $100,000 Win Liz Carmouche $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 Win Alexander Shabliy $25,000 $25,000 $50,000 Win Rob Wilkinson $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 Win Khasan Magomedsharipov $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 Win Jena Bishop $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 Win Sarvarjon Khamidov $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 Win Viviane Araujo $20,000 $0 $20,000 Loss Alfie Davis $20,000 $0 $20,000 Loss Ariane Lipski da Silva $13,000 $0 $13,000 Loss Salamat Isbulaev $10,000 $0 $10,000 Loss Abraham Bably $10,000 $0 $10,000 Loss Joshua Weems $10,000 $0 $10,000 Loss Justin Wetzell $10,000 $0 $10,000 Loss Ilara Joanne $10,000 $0 $10,000 Loss Cobey Fehr $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 Win Shannon Clark $3,000 $3,000 $6,000 WinNote: All amounts are guaranteed unless a win bonus is listed. Salaries are as disclosed by the California State Athletic Commission.