UFC
Bellator 263 Salaries: Patricio Pitbull vs AJ McKee Purse, Payouts, Bonus, Fight Card Results & More
Patricio Pitbull is going to meet A.J. McKee at Bellator 263 for the featherweight grand prix on July 31. This bout is considered as one of the biggest fights in Bellator history. Moreover, the winner will take home a huge amount of money. As per the California State Athletic Commission the winner will take a $1 million bonus while their base salary is also higher.
How Much Money Patricio Pitbull vs AJ McKee Winner will Get?
AJ McKee celebrates after defeating Patricio PitbullFreire during Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee at the Forum in Inglewood, CA., Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Patricio Freire will take $250,000 as a base salary, while AJ McKee will take $150,000 as a base salary. However, the fighters will certainly try to win the Bellator 263 as $1 million goes to the winner. So, there is no doubt that the match will be highly competitive.
AJ McKee won the Bellator 263 featherweight grand prix, so he will be taking home $1 million winning bonus.
Bellator 263 Purse, Payouts, Bonus, Result for Main Card and Prelims
| Fighter | Opponent | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | Total |
| AJ McKee | Patricio Pitbull | W | $150,000 | $1 million | $1.15 million |
| Patricio Pitbull | AJ McKee | L | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Emmanuel Sanchez | Mads Burnell | W | $26,000 | $26,000 | $52,000 |
| Mads Burnell | Emmanuel Sanchez | L | $61,000 | $0 | $61,000 |
| Usman Nurmagomedov | Manny Muro | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Manny Muro | Usman Nurmagomedov | L | $26,000 | $0 | $26,000 |
| Islam Mamedov | Brent Primus | W | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| Brent Primus | Miranda Maverick | L | $50,000 | $0 | $50,000 |
| Goiti Yamauchi | Chris Gonzalez | W | $32,000 | $32,000 | $64,000 |
| Chris Gonzalez | Goiti Yamauchi | L | $31,000 | $0 | $31,000 |
| Vanessa Porto | Ilara Joanne | W | $15,000 | $15,000 | $30,000 |
| Ilara Joanne | Vanessa Porto | L | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 |
| Gadzhi Rabadanov | Daniel Carey | W | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| Daniel Carey | Gadzhi Rabadanov | L | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| Khasan Magomedsharipov | Jonathan Quiroz | W | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| Jonathan Quiroz | Khasan Magomedsharipov | L | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| Joshua Jones | Johnny Cisneros | W | $4,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 |
| Johnny Cisneros | Joshua Jones | L | $4,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Georgi Karakhanyan | Kiefer Crosbie | W | $70,000 | $0 | $70,000 |
| Kiefer Crosbie | Georgi Karakhanyan | L | $50,000 | $0 | $50,000 |
| Brian Moore | Jordan Winski | W | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| Jordan Winski | Brian Moore | L | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
Patricio Pitbull vs AJ McKee Result
AJ McKee celebrates after defeating Patricio PitbullFreire at Bellator 263 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA., Saturday, July 31, 2021. McKee defeated Freire to win the 145-pound World Grand Prix tournament million dollar prize and the championship belt. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
McKee achieved the top place of the Bellator food chain. The 26-year-old fighter won the featherweight title bout by a submission over Patricio Pitbull.
At the beginning of the fight both fighters opened slowly with few kicks to each other. However, McKee got benefits because of his reach even though they maintained a distance. After a few punches Pitbull was on the ground. However, a McKee rushed to the grounded Pitbull and locked up with a guillotine choke, which forced the referee to call for a stoppage. The technical submission came out at 1:57 of round 1.
Everything escalated so quickly that Pitbull along with his corner appeared confused at the end of the fight. However, Pitbull did not tap to the choke, but McKee told the referee that the opponent had gone out standing guillotine. But, Pitbull later went to the center of the case to share a moment with McKee and they bowed to each other and exchanged respect.
