MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for Elite XC: "Unfinished Business" from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for the CBS special held at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif., on July 26.
Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva was the big bread winner, raking in nearly half of the entire payroll for the entire card for his winning performance over Justin Eilers on Showtime to capture the first-ever Elite XC heavyweight title.
Here are all the "Unfinished Business" payouts:
"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler — $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win)
Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith — $14,000
Lawler defeated Smith via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Jake Shields — $45,000 ($35,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Nick "The Goat" Thompson — $25,000
Shields defeated Thompson via submission (guillotine) in round one
Nick Diaz — $60,000
Thomas "Wildman" Denny — $8,500
Diaz defeated Denny via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Cristiane "Cris" Cyborg — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Shayna Baszler — $8,000
Cyborg defeated Baszler via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Antonio Silva — $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Justin Eilers — $20,000
Silva defeated Eilers via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Wilson Reis — $5,000 ($2,500 to show, $2,500 to win)
Brian Caraway — $2,000
Reis defeated Caraway via unanimous decision
Rafael Feijao — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Travis Galbraith — $5,000
Feijao defeats Galbraith via technical knockout in round one
David Douglas — $4,000 ($2,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
Marlon Mathias — $2,500
Douglas defeated Mathias via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Anthony Ruiz — $5,001 ($2,001 to show, $3,000 to win)
Jeremy Freitag — $2,500
Ruiz defeated Freitag via unanimous decision
Carl Seumantafa — $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Mike Cook — $2,000
Seumantafa defeated Cook via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Drew Montgomery — $3,000 ($1,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
Brandon Tarn — $2,000
Montgomery defeated Tarn via technical knockout (cut) in round three
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 Elite XC on CBS was $533,501.
For complete results and coverage of the "Unfinished Business" click here and here.