WEC 47 payouts

[Luke]

Dominick Cruz: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Bowles: $12,000

Joseph Benavidez: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus)
def. Miguel Torres: $26,000

Javier Vazquez: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Jens Pulver: $14,000

L.C. Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. Deividas Taurosevicius: $9,000

Bart Palaszewski: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Karen Darabedyan: $4000

Scott Jorgensen : $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Chad George: $3,000

Chad Mendes: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Erik Koch: $3,000

Anthony Pettis: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Castillo: $9,500

Leonard Garcia: $14,000*
vs. George Roop: $3,000*

Fredson Paixao: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Courtney Buck: $3,000

Ricardo Lamas: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Bendy Casimir: $3,000

Why did the co-main event fighters make more than te main event fighters???

[SPX]

Why did the co-main event fighters make more than te main event fighters???

Good question. Cruz definitely needs a bump in pay. Why is Benavidez making more than him and Bowles?