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WSOF 23 payouts and salaries: Justin Gaethje and David Branch pocket $100,000 apiece

The salaries for World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 23: "Gaethje vs. Palomino 2," which took place last Friday night (Sept. 18, 2015) inside Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, are in the books.

The biggest winners were the night's two champions: Justin Gaethje and David Branch. Gaethje banked $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win) for his second successful lightweight title defense against Luis Palomino ($20,000).

Middleweight David Branch also earned $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win) for winning the light heavyweight tournament and claiming the inaugural title in victory against Teddy Holder ($12,000).