How much are Mike Perry, Thiago Alves, and others getting paid for KnuckleMania IV? Disclosed BKFC purses reported

Mike Perry squared off against Thiago Alves in the main event of BKFC KnuckleMania IV, which took place on Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The event featured some of the promotion's top talents on a 12-fight bill.

In 2022, Perry faced Julian Lane in his BKFC debut and prevailed by a unanimous decision. He most recently defeated Eddie Alvarez, the former UFC lightweight champion, at BKFC 56 last December.

Meanwhile, Alves defeated Julian Lane in a split decision to make his BKFC debut. He faced off against Ulysses Diaz in his most recent bout at BKFC 12, knocking him out in the third round to capture the first middleweight title.

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The bout didn't last long as 'Platinum' stopped his opponent in the first round to increase his perfect record to 5-0.

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As the current face of the company, Perry defeated Alvarez to earn the biggest payoff of any KnuckleMania IV fighter, with a stated purse of $600,000. Instead of receiving show money and win money, all 24 competitors on the card received a flat price, with five of them taking home six-figure salaries.

On Saturday, MMA Junkie obtained a list of disclosed earnings from California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster.

View the salaries of each fighter below. The listed sums exclude finish or discretionary bonuses, sponsorship money, and side letter payments

Mike Perry: $600,000

Thiago Alves: $200,000

Lorenzo Hunt: $100,000

Mick Terrill: $100,000

Ben Rothwell: $150,000

Todd Duffee: $85,000

Jeremiah Riggs: $8,000

Alfredo Angulo: $19,500

Evgeny Kurdanov: $12,500

Julian Lane: $20,000

Sydney Smith: $8,000

Crystal Pittman: $500

Shane Jordan: $4,000

David Diaz: $4,000

Ruben Warr: $6,000

Andrew Angelcor: $5,000

Victor Rosas: $6,000

Daniel Alvarez: $7,500

Fernando Gonzalez: $6,000

Vincent Familari: $5,000

Richard Brooks: $5,000

Tommy Aaron: $6,000

Cody Vidal: $5,000

Keith Richardson: $6,000

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