Will
10-10-2008, 04:16 AM
The total disclosed payroll for this past weekend's "EliteXC: Heat" event at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., topped $1.3 million -- with Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson and main-card fighter Andrei Arlovski taking the lion's shares with $500,000 each.
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,319,000.
Ferguson, who suffered a 14-second TKO loss to late replacement Seth Petruzelli in the night's main event, missed earning a $100,000 win bonus with the loss. Pertuzelli, who re-negotiated his deal after accepting the fight, earned $50,000 -- $15,000 of which was a win bonus. (Ferguson's original opponent, Ken Shamrock, cost himself a six-figure payday after being forced out of the bout due to a facial cut.)
The full list of salaries included:
Seth Petruzelli: $50,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson: $500,000
Jake Shields: $50,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Daley: $12,000
Andrei Arlovski: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Roy Nelson: $80,000
Gina Carano: $25,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Kelly Kobold: $6,000
Benji Radach: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Murilo "Ninja" Rua: $35,000
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Yoko Takahashi: $2,000
Conor Heun: $5,000 ($2,500 win bonus)
def. Edson Berto: $6,000
Mikey Gomez: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Lorenzo Borgomeo: $1,500
Bryan Hamade: $1,000 ($500 win bonus)
def. David Gomez: $1,000
Nicolae Cury: $1,500 ($750 win bonus)
def. Jorge Bouchet: $1,000
500k for 14 seconds. Not a bad day at all for Kimbo.
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,319,000.
Ferguson, who suffered a 14-second TKO loss to late replacement Seth Petruzelli in the night's main event, missed earning a $100,000 win bonus with the loss. Pertuzelli, who re-negotiated his deal after accepting the fight, earned $50,000 -- $15,000 of which was a win bonus. (Ferguson's original opponent, Ken Shamrock, cost himself a six-figure payday after being forced out of the bout due to a facial cut.)
The full list of salaries included:
Seth Petruzelli: $50,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson: $500,000
Jake Shields: $50,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Daley: $12,000
Andrei Arlovski: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Roy Nelson: $80,000
Gina Carano: $25,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Kelly Kobold: $6,000
Benji Radach: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Murilo "Ninja" Rua: $35,000
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Yoko Takahashi: $2,000
Conor Heun: $5,000 ($2,500 win bonus)
def. Edson Berto: $6,000
Mikey Gomez: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Lorenzo Borgomeo: $1,500
Bryan Hamade: $1,000 ($500 win bonus)
def. David Gomez: $1,000
Nicolae Cury: $1,500 ($750 win bonus)
def. Jorge Bouchet: $1,000
500k for 14 seconds. Not a bad day at all for Kimbo.