Bellator 129 Salaries: Joe Vedepo and Paul Bradley top the disclosed payroll of $116,700

Bellator 129 took place last week at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Joe Vedepo topped the disclosed $116,700 payroll. B129 WI

The Iowa Athletic Commission Director Joe Walsh released the salaries on Friday to TheMMAReport.com after they were requested.

Four fighters on the card (Chris Lane, Kevin Morris, Jozette Cotton, and Marcos Marquez) missed weight and received a fine from the commission. Lane, Morris, and Cotton received a fine of 20 percent of their purse, while Marquez was fined 30 percent. All of the fines for missing weight went to their opponents.

In addition to the disclosed salaries, the commission also said that Davin Clark (30 days) and Martin Brown (60 days) were handed medical suspensions, while other fighters on the card received a mandatory rest period.

The complete Bellator 129 salaries are below and does not include any fees such as insurance, licenses and taxes.

  • Paul Bradley: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
  • Josh Neer: $9,000
  • Houston Alexander: $8,000
  • Virgil Zwicker: $10,000
  • Andre Santos: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
  • James Terry: $5,000
  • Joe Vedepo: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
  • Devin Clark: $3,000
  • John DeVall: $2,240 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
  • Chris Lane: $960 *
  • Eric Howser: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
  • Tim Bazer: $2,500
  • Michael McBride: $4,300 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
  • Kevin Morris: $1200 *
  • Martin Brown: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
  • Bryan Corley: $1,500
  • Jozette Cotton: $2,400 (no win bonus) *
  • Holly Lawson: $3,600
  • Anthony Smith: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
  • Brian Green: $2,500
  • Victor Moreno: $6,450 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
  • Marcos Marquez: $1,050 *

* – Lane, Morris, and Cotton were fined 20 percent, while Marquez was fined 30 percent for missing weight.