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Bellator 277 salaries: A.J. McKee, Patricio Freire lead the pack of guaranteed purses

At Bellator 277, A.J. McKee, Patricio Freire, Vadim Nemkov, and Corey Anderson are set to lead disclosed fighter payouts.

SAN JOSE, Calif – Bellator 277 takes place Friday at SAP Center where three fighters are scheduled to take home six-figure paydays regardless of outcome.

At the 14-fight event, MMA Junkie acquired a list of disclosed salaries from California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster.

In the main event, champion [autotag]A.J. McKee[/autotag] and former champion [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag] square off in a title rematch. Both fighters had a disclosed payday of $250,000 flat. The co-main event is a grand prix final. Light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (on an $80,000 to show/$80,000 to win basis) and Corey Anderson ($250,000 flat) will collide with the winner making an additional $1 million.

The total payout or show money is $1.378 million. Check out the full list of payouts below. The story will be updated with exact disclosed payouts at the conclusion of the event.

Bellator 242 adds seven preliminary card bouts to expanding lineup

Bellator 242 has added seven fights to the prelims. One fight includes a debuting member of the Gracie family.

The Bellator 242 preliminary card is filling up.

Like most events, it remains to be seen whether or not Bellator 242 will take place due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, the promotion is still building the card.

Bellator 242 is scheduled to take place May 9 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Seven prelims have been added to the event in recent days, according to the promotion. Among the additions, another member of the Gracie family will dive into the professional ranks in Bellator.

[autotag]Rhalan Gracie[/autotag] (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), son of Relson Gracie and nephew of Royce Gracie, will make his pro MMA debut at welterweight against four-fight veteran [autotag]Dominic Sumner[/autotag] (1-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA).

Rhalan Gracie joins family members Neiman Gracie, Robson Gracie Jr., and Khonry Gracie – all three of whom are also welterweight fighters.

Check out the rest of the Bellator 242 preliminary card additions below:

  • Middleweight: [autotag]Alan Benson[/autotag] (1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Evan Gubera[/autotag] (0-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
  • Middleweight: [autotag]Ivan Batinich[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Joe Kropschot[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
  • Featherweight: [autotag]Hyder Amil[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Brandon Laroco[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
  • Welterweight: [autotag]Gabriel Pacheco[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Abraham Vesau[/autotag] (5-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)
  • Welterweight: Rhalan Gracie (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Dominic Sumner (1-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (KHON2)
  • Flyweight: [autotag]Ryan Attebery[/autotag] (0-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Mike Howard[/autotag] (0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
  • Bantamweight: [autotag]Daniel Oseguera[/autotag] (1-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Sorcrates Hernandez[/autotag] (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

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