Around MMA: Bellator 35 Med. Suspensions, Strikforce Feijao Vs Henderson Salaries, Aoki Vs Beerbohm Confirmed

Added on Mar 07, 2011 by John Petit in

UFC & MMA

Bellator 35 Medical Suspensions

Bellator 35 took place this Saturday night in Lemoore, California, and the event kicked off their 4^th season. The event included four quarterfinal bouts of the Season 4 welterweight tournament. The California State Athletic Commission announced the medical suspensions for the event, and it included one of the tournament winners.

-Brent Weedman, who defeated Dan Hornbuckle to continue on in the tournament and sustained a laceration to his face, is suspended 60 days or until he gets cleared by a physician. NOTE: Bellator tries really hard to accommodate tournament winners, and most likely he will be able to still compete.

-“Judo” Jim Wallhead, who lost his bout to Rick Hawn, is suspended for 60 days or until he is cleared by a physician.

-Zoila Frausto, who defeated Karina Hallinan, received the largest suspension. Zoila is suspended 180 days, for a possible fracture in her right hand. She can be also be cleared by a physician.

-Karina Hallinan, who is suspended 60 days or until she is cleared by a physician, sustained a laceration to her right eye.

-Waachiim Spiritwolf, who defeated Jamie Jara, is suspended for 60 days for a facial laceration. Jara received the same suspension, and both can be cleared by a physician.

-Jesus Castro, who suffered a knock out loss to Paul Ruiz received is suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30.

Strikeforce: Feijao Vs. Henderson Salaries

Firstly, the even it self drew an abysmal 7,100 fans to the event, and it is causing some doubt that they will be back for next years Arnolds. The Arnolds drew around 200,000 people to the Columbus area, and I am sure the attendance was well below the target Strikeforce was aiming for.

Second, The salaries below reflect the numbers that were given to the Ohio State Athletic Commission, and do NOT reflect the entire salaries earned. Many speculate that some over seas fighters request their official salaries be reported well below there actual numbers for tax purposes. Also, these numbers do not reflect any sponsorship dollars, or any bonuses from Strikeforce.

Main Card

Dan Henderson $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Rafael Cavalcante $28,000
Marloes Coenen $10,000 (no win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche $5,000
Tim Kennedy $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef $10,000
Jorge Masvidal $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Billy Evangelista $20,000

Preliminary Card
Roger Bowling $7,000 ($3,500 win bonus) def. Josh Thornburg $2,000
Jorge Gurgel $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Billy Vaughan $1,500
Jason Freeman $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Jason Riley $1,500
Brian Rogers $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Ian Rammel $1,500
Mitch Whitesel $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Marc Cofer $1,500
John Kuhner $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. JP Felty $1,500

Shinya Aoki Vs. Lyle Beerbohm Confirmed

MMAWeekly’s Damon Martin has confirmed with Strikeforce officials that a lightweight fight between Shinya Aoki and Lyle Beerbohm. The fight is expected to take place in San Diego on April 9, 2011. The card was originally supposed to contain the remaining fights for the Heavyweight Grand Prix, but Strikeforce has pushed those back.

Shinya Aoki is coming off a Dynamite!! “Mixed Rules Bout” with Yuichiro Nagashima, where Aoki was knocked out. Aoki last fought for Strikeforce last April, where he was defeated by champion Gilbert Melendez, but he has gone 3-0 in MMA since.

Beerbohm is coming off of the first loss of his professional career. He had put together 15 straight wins, but suffered a unanimous decision loss to Pat Heally at Strikeforce Challengers card.