"Affliction: Banned" official salaries: payroll tops $3.3 million
Main-event winner and new WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko earned a base salary of $300,000 for his first-round submission victory over Tim Sylvia, who earned $800,000.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today received the list of salaries from the California State Athletic Commission. The event took place this past Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
In addition to the headliners, other top earners included Andrei Arlovski ($750,000), Matt Lindland ($300,000) and Josh Barnett ($300,000).
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $3,332,100.
The full list of salaries included:
Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus) def. Tim Sylvia: $800,000
Andrei Arlovski: $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothell: $250,000
Josh Barnett: $300,000 (no win bonus) def. Pedro Rizzo: $70,000
Mark Hominick: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Savant Young: $7,000
Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def: Mike Whitehead: $50,000
Matt Lindland: $300,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus) def. Fabio Nascimento: $20,00O
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Edwin Dewees: $15,000
Mike Pyle: $20,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) JJ Ambrose: $5,000
Ray Lizama: $3,000 vs. Justin Levens: $6000*
Vitor Belfort: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) Terry Martin: $30,000
Paul Buentello: $80,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) vs. Gary Goodridge: $25,000
* - Fight postponed due to time constraints. Both fighters paid negotiated salaries.
"Affliction: Banned" draws 14,832 for $2.1 million gate
This past Saturday's "Affliction: Banned" event drew a total attendance of 14,832 -- a small increase from the night's announced attendance of 13,988 -- for a live gate of $2,085,510.
The numbers, certified by the California State Athletic Commission, were today sent to media members, including
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
The debut event for Affliction Entertainment took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Part of the card aired on FSN before switching to pay per view.
Of the 14,832 total tickets, 11,242 were sold, and 3,590 were complimentary and given away.
Although initially announced as a sold-out event, the CSAC reports that 15,572 tickets were available, and 740 went unsold/unused. The majority of those "deadwood" tickets were from the $200 (352 tickets) and $100 (248)sections.
Among the event's 3,590 complimentary tickets, most were for the cheapear seating areas, including the $150 (1,079), $100 (822) and $50 (652) sections. Ticket prices ranged from $45 to $1,000.
So how do Affliction's total attendance (14,832), paid attendance (11,242) and live gate ($2,085,510) figures stack up to the competition?
Here are how three recent UFC events at the Honda Center fared:
- UFC 76: 13,770 tickets (11,817 paid) for a $1,985,000 gate
- UFC 63: 12,604 tickets (9,343 paid) for a $1,582,370 gate
- UFC 59: 13,814 tickets (13,060 paid) for a $2,191,450 gate
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