MMAmania.com has received the fighter payouts from Elite XC: “Heat” from the Florida State Boxing Commission for the CBS event held on October 4 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Main event loser and hometown favorite Kimbo Slice pocketed half a million dollars for his 14 second loss to “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ alum Seth Petruzelli. Slice missed out on a $100,000 win bonus as well.
Petruzelli reported on a radio program earlier today that he made six figures for the win … he was half right, according to the commission, anyway. He took home $50,000 for stepping up at the last minute and shocking the world.
The Affliction/Elite XC co-promoted heavyweight bout participants were paid out by the tee shirt company turned MMA organization. The former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski earned $500,000 for his second round technical knockout win. Roy Nelson walked away with $80,000.
Elite XC’s other top two earners were Welterweight Champion Jake Shields ($50,000) in his first title defense and Murilo “Ninja” Rua ($35,000) in a loss.
Here are the entire payouts and bonuses for Elite XC: “Heat”:
Seth Petruzelli — $50,000 ($35,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Kimbo Slice — $500,000
Petruzelli defeated Slice via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Jake Shields — $50,000 ($40,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Paul Daley — $12,000
Shields defeated Daley via submission (armbar) in round two
Andrei Arlovski — $500,000
Roy Nelson — $80,000
Arlovski defeated Nelson via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Gina Carano — $25,000 ($15,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Kelly Kobald — $6,000
Carano defeated Kobald via unanimous decision
Benji Radach — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Murilo Rua — $35,000
Radach defeated Rua via knockout (strikes) in round two
Cyborg Santos — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Yoko Takahashi — $2,000
Cyborg defeated Takahashi via unanimous decision
Conor Heun — $5,000 ($2,500 to show, $2,500 to win)
James Edson Berto — $6,000
Heun defeated Berto via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Mikey Gomez — $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Lorenzo Borgomeo — $1,500
Gomez defeated Borgomeo via submission (armbar) in round two
Bryan Hamade — $1,000 ($500 to show, $500 to win)
David Gomez — $1,000
Hamade defeated Gomez via submission (guillotine) in round one
Nicolae Curry — $1,500 ($750 to show, $750 to win)
Jorge Boechat — $1,000
Curry defeated Boechat via submission (strikes) in round one
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
The total base fighter payroll for the CBS event was $1,319,000. Affliction MMA payed $580,000 of that total for the heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson.
For complete results and coverage of “Heat” click here.
