All there is to know about Bellator MMA 266 from the full results of the fight card and the purse and payout of Yoel Romero vs Phil Davis
Making his Bellator MMA debut, Yoel Romero was envisaged to make a stellar appearance at the land of the company.
Stepping out in the main event of Bellator MMA 266 as he took on Phil Davis in the main event, Romero unfortunately failed to make his maiden appearance count. He was dominated by Davis on the night with the previous 205 pound champion managing to keep Romero’s power at bay.
Davis who was in control of the distance in the fight, pocketed five unanswered takedowns to seal a victory by split-decision in the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The 36 year old had scores of 30-27 and 30-26 in his favour whilst one judge handed a 29-28 ruling in favour of Romero.
Bellator MMA 266: Yoel Romero vs Phil Davis Purse And Payout
While it was not a title fight, both the fighters still managed to pocket home a decent amount from the matchup. Although there’s no official confirmation of the prize money distributed, a rough estimate can be drawn from the payouts accorded previously to the two fighters.
Yoel Romero had earned $350,000 base salary in his last UFC fight against Israel Adesanya with his average earning in the land of UFC being between $150,000 to $250,000. Given these amounts, he earning for the showdown with Davis is envisaged to stand at $100,000 to $150,000.
Davis meanwhile typically earns $60,000 to $100,000 in Bellator with him said to pocket $100,000 from his latest win.
Bellator MMA 266 Fight Card Full Results
- Phil Davis defeated Yoel Romero (30-27, 28-29, 30-26)
- Neiman Gracie defeated Mark Lemminger first-round TKO
- Deanna Bennett defeated Alejandra Lara unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Saul Rogers defeated Georgi Karakhanyan unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Ben Parrish defeated Christian Edwards first-round knockout
- Alex Polizzi defeated Grant Neal split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Anthony Adams defeated Khalid Murtazaliev unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Bobby Seronio III defeated Socrates Hernandez unanimous decision (29-27, 29-26, 29-26)
- Abraham Vaesau defeated Albert Gonzales first-round TKO
- Shane Keefe defeated Rhalan Gracie unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Edwin de los Santos defeated Jon Adams first-round TKO
- Jesse Delgado defeated Joshua Dillon unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)