Chael Sonnen made $10,000 per round of his fight with Quinton Jackson , if Jackson honored the takedown bet the two talked up prior to this past Saturday’s Bellator 192. Sonnen (30-15-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) and Jackson (37-13 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) also made $100,000 per round for their three-round headliner, banking a total of $300,000 each, according to disclosed salaries released by the California State Athletic Commission, which regulated the event at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Sonnen outpointed Jackson to advance in the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. MMAjunkie today requested and received disclosed salary payouts for Bellator 192. The event’s main card aired live on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.
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