Stephen Bonnar Net Worth What Was His Wealth At The Time Of His Death?
American MMA competitor Stephen Bonnar’s net worth was estimated to be $500,000 at the time of his death.
The UFC confirmed on Saturday that Stephan Bonnar, who helped bring the organization into the public eye by defeating Forrest Griffin in “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show’s championship match, passed away at age 45.
The UFC claims that while Bonnar was at work, he passed away from suspected cardiac problems.
Stephan Bonnar gained notoriety as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV when he finished second in the inaugural season.
In addition to MMA, Bonnar has experience in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Out of 22 fights in his MMA career, he has won 15 of them.
On October 13, 2012, as part of UFC 153, Anderson Silva will compete against Stephan Bonnar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What helped Stephen Bonnar Accumulate his wealth?
Stephan was chosen as one of the eight Light Heavyweight contestants for The Ultimate Fighter 1 after a solid start to his career. He advanced to the championship round but fell to Forrest Griffin.
After losing to Griffin, Stephan continued competing in the UFC promotion and triumphed over Sam Hoger, James Irvin, and Keith Jardine.
Then, he was defeated twice by Rashad Evans and Griffin.
He received a nine-month suspension and was required to pay a $5,000 fine when it was discovered that he had used the prohibited anabolic steroid Boldenone at UFC 62.
When he returned to the UFC in July 2007 to face Mike Nichols at UFC 73, he earned his 11th career triumph. At UFC 77, he later defeated Eric Schafer.
Before making a comeback against Jon Jones at UFC 94 in 2009, he took a two-year layoff from fighting. He lost.
When the two faced again that year, Stephan won by technical knockout and earned Fight of Night honors, significantly enhancing his financial situation.
He had counted on suffering two more losses, one against Krzysztof Soszynski.
At UFC 139 and The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale, he defeated Kyle Kingsbury and Igor Pokrajac, giving him 15 wins in his professional MMA career.
In his final UFC battle against Anderson Silva, Stephan suffered his eighth defeat overall and announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.
Following the fight, he tested positive for Drostanolone, another illicit steroid.
He resumed fighting in 2014 when he signed on with Bellator MMA. He competed against Tito Ortiz but lost on a technicality this time.
Stephan recently became a member of the independent wrestling group House of Glory.
He recently made his debut against Sho Tanaka of the NPJW and prevailed. Despite his advanced age, Stephan intends to continue his professional wrestling career.
Due to his successful MMA career, Stephan was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2013.
Stephan earned money through his career as a fighter and his job as an MMA analyst for various TV networks, including Fox and ESPN2.
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