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Andrei Arlovski's $1.5 million payday tops Affliction's $3.1 million payroll
Despite his first-round knockout loss to Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski took home the largest disclosed payday -- $1.5 million in all -- from the Jan. 24 "Affliction: Day of Reckoning" event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Josh Barnett earned the next-biggest payday with $500,000. Emelianenko earned a reported check worth $300,000.
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $3,093,660, though payout information for main-card fighter Matt Lindland was not immediately available.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) requested the salary figures on Jan. 25 and today received them from the California State Athletic Commission. The CSAC oversaw the event, which aired on HDNet (preliminary card) and pay per view (main card).
According to the CSAC, the event, which was Affliction Entertainment's second to date, drew 13,318 attendees for a live gate of $1,429,557.
The full disclosed payroll figures included:
Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (includes $0 win bonus)
def. Andrei Arlovski: $1,500,000
Josh Barnett: $500,000 (includes $0 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000
Vitor Belfort: $200,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Lindland: NOT DISCLOSED
Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: $50,000
Paul Buentello: $90,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Kiril Sidelnikov: $10,000
Dan Lauzon: $23,160 (includes $11,160 win bonus)
def. Bobby Green: $4,000
Jay Hieron: $45,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Jason High: $10,000
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $150,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Vladimir Matyushenko: $50,000
L.C. Davis: $13,500 (includes $6,500 win bonus)
def. Bao Quach: $7,000
Albert Rios: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Duarte: $3,000
Brett Cooper: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Speight: $2,000
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other special bonuses the organization may have paid its fighters.
In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event. For example, despite Emelianenko's $300,000 reported payday, the fighter actually made an amount well into the seven figures.
Josh Barnett earned the next-biggest payday with $500,000. Emelianenko earned a reported check worth $300,000.
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $3,093,660, though payout information for main-card fighter Matt Lindland was not immediately available.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) requested the salary figures on Jan. 25 and today received them from the California State Athletic Commission. The CSAC oversaw the event, which aired on HDNet (preliminary card) and pay per view (main card).
According to the CSAC, the event, which was Affliction Entertainment's second to date, drew 13,318 attendees for a live gate of $1,429,557.
The full disclosed payroll figures included:
Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (includes $0 win bonus)
def. Andrei Arlovski: $1,500,000
Josh Barnett: $500,000 (includes $0 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000
Vitor Belfort: $200,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Lindland: NOT DISCLOSED
Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: $50,000
Paul Buentello: $90,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Kiril Sidelnikov: $10,000
Dan Lauzon: $23,160 (includes $11,160 win bonus)
def. Bobby Green: $4,000
Jay Hieron: $45,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Jason High: $10,000
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $150,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Vladimir Matyushenko: $50,000
L.C. Davis: $13,500 (includes $6,500 win bonus)
def. Bao Quach: $7,000
Albert Rios: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Duarte: $3,000
Brett Cooper: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Speight: $2,000
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other special bonuses the organization may have paid its fighters.
In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event. For example, despite Emelianenko's $300,000 reported payday, the fighter actually made an amount well into the seven figures.
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