In the Cage – UFC Signs Augusto Montaño, WSOF 10 Salaries and Suspensions

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The UFC has reached an agreement with Salvador Augusto Montaño, also known as “Dodger.” He brings  a 14-1 professional record with 12 wins coming in the first round. He joins what is expected to be a wave of Latin influence into the Octagon following the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America.

Six fighters were given medical suspensions following the World Series of Fighting 10 event. Included in those was the former WSOF featherweight champ Georgi Karakhanyan. It was expected after Karakhanyan suffered a rib injury and couldn’t answer the bell for the third round.

The full list of suspensions is as follows:

•Georgi Karakhanyan: Must have right rib injury cleared by doctor or no contest for 90 days.
•Dave Huckaba: Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
•Adam Acquaviva: Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
•Jimmy Spicuzza: Must have right eye laceration clear by doctor or no contest for 60 days.
•Justin Jaynes: Suspended for 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to right eyelid lacerations.
•Tanner Cowan: Must have right cheek laceration cleared or no contest for 60 days.

WSOF Champions David Branch and Jessica Aguilar were the top earners from the WSOF 10 event. Branch defeated Jesse Taylor to win the WSOF middleweight gold while Aguilar defeated Emi Fujino to retain her WSOF women’s strawweight championship title.

The full list of salary disclosures is as follows:

David Branch: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Taylor: $9,000
Rick Glenn: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Georgi Karakhanyan: $20,000
Jessica Aguilar: $35,000 (includes $17,500 win bonus) def. Emi Fujino: $6,000
Luiz Firmino: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin: $8,000
Lance Palmer: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Nick LoBosco: $4,000
Derrick Mehmen: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Dave Huckaba: $8,000
Timur Valiev: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Adam Acquaviva: $1,000
Krasimir Mladenov: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Angel DeAnda: $4,000
Ashlee Evans-Smith: $6,200 (includes $3,000 win bonus)* def. Marciea Allen: $800*
Jimmy Spicuzza: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Justin Jaynes: $1,000
A.J. Williams: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Tanner Cowan: $1,000

*Allen missed weight and surrendered 20 percent of purse to Evans-Smith