We examine the purse and payouts details of all fighters, who competed at the 2023 BKFC 48
On Saturday, BKFC 48 was contested in New Mexico’s Albuquerque, where hometown star John Dodson completely outboxed JR Ridge to clinch the flyweight title. Notably, Dodson is expected to bag net payout of $250,000 and Ridge will earn $200,000 as payout.
BKFC 48 2023 payouts, Bryce Hall vs Guillermo Perez purse, salaries, fight card results and highlights
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— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) August 12, 2023
BKFC 48 full fight card results, purse, payouts, fighters, & event summary
In the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 48, John Dodson fought against JR Ridge with the inaugural flyweight championship at stake. From the beginning of this fight, Dodson circled around Ridge and threw several hard blows before Ridge was dropped to the canvas. Although Ridge complained that he was shoved and his eye was poked, the doctor allowed the match to continue. Following this incident, the fighters engaged in violent altercation and despite best attempts of Ridge, he failed to avoid punches by Dodson. Ultimately, Ridge was once again knocked down and after failing to get up, he lost the fight by KO.
| Event | Match | Winner/Result | Method |
| Main Card | John Dodson vs JR Ridge | John Dodson | KO |
| Keith Richardson vs Derek Perez | Keith Richardson | TKO | |
| Bryce Hall vs Guillermo Perez | Bryce Hall | TKO | |
| Joshua Moreno vs Jeremy Sauceda | Joshua Moreno | TKO | |
| Jeremie Holloway vs Will Santiago | Draw | Majority Draw | |
| Roberto Armas vs Eric Dodson | Roberto Armas | Unanimous Decision | |
| Donald Sanchez vs Blake LaCaze | Donald Sanchez | Unanimous Decision | |
| Melanie Shah vs Sydney Smith | Melanie Shah | Unanimous Decision | |
| Marc Entenberg vs Darrick Gates | Marc Entenberg | TKO | |
| Preliminary Card | Kyle McElroy vs Richard Montano | Kyle McElroy | TKO |
| Anthony Sanchez vs Gene Perez | Anthony Sanchez | Split Decision | |
| Austin Lewis vs Justyn Martinez | Draw | NC |
Which fighters earned biggest payout from BKFC 48?
With a $250,000 payday for his performance, Dodson earned the most money of everyone on the card. JR Ridge, who competed against Johnson, received a guaranteed $200,000 for doing so. In the second round of the co-main event, social media personality Bryce Hall stunned the audience by defeating undefeated Bare Knuckle combatant Gee Perez. Hall out-earned his opponent in his BKFC 48 debut and for defeating Perez, the social media influencer received a guaranteed payout of $150,000. Meanwhile, Gee Perez received $100,000 for fighting against Hall.