Kimbo gets his bread: EliteXC fighter payouts and salaries for 'Street Certified' (Update)

GIMME MY BREAD!!!!

Wow….Tank made more than most UFC fighters that would kick his *!!!

I feel bad for those lower card guys. Less than 2 grand for a fight? I mean, you rarely see UFC go under 8 grand per fighter. Maybe Tito can come back to Earth when he sees this.

Tank gets 126k to show, Kimbo gets 125k to show.

 Whats that about?

thats ridiculous.

Note: Ricco had a $40K win bonus and Tank had a $50k win bonus that they missed out on.

I cant believe they paid tank all that money….What a waste.

I cant believe they paid tank all that money….What a waste.

When u delete half my post, that means you are planning on posting your own thread about that topic. I figured u out mania… lol… I aint mad at you…get to work and post it though!

Is gary shaw trying to sabotage mma’s evolution and progression? Kimbo and his fans are ruining this sports credibility.

BJ Penn on Takanori Gomi:

“With me and Takanori Gomi, the question is where do you sell the fight? He’s a huge name in Japan, I’m a big name in the U.S,” he stated. “It’s all about making big fights. I’m sure me and Gomi are going to fight again, some way, somehow. I’m sure it’s going to happen.”

Dana u Prick, u better find away to make it happen!

You put butts in the seat and people on the couch… you get paid. Supply and demand.

Yves Edwards – $6,000? How does this happen? I love to watch Yves fight. Hes gotta get out of this crap organization and back to the UFC. He might not be the best there but he sure would be fun to watch.

Some poor guy made $500 for getting KOed in the first round. Now that really sucks. This is why people dont complain much about what the UFC pays them.

I feel bad for those lower card guys. Less than 2 grand for a fight? I mean, you rarely see UFC go under 8 grand per fighter. Maybe Tito can come back to Earth when he sees this.

Someone made $500 for a fight? What is that all about?

Tank got PAID. But I am totally flabbergasted at the fact that Tank’s show salary was higher than Kimbo’s. That fight could have featured Kimbo vs ANYBODY and those same fans still would have sold out that arena. Miami is Kimbo’s adopted hometown.

Some poor guy made $500 for getting KOed in the first round. Now that really sucks. This is why people dont complain much about what the UFC pays them.

Dana wouldn’t give that guy 2 nickels to get KOed.

Who, after Tito, will be the next UFC fighter to leave the company?

Tim Sylvia? I think not. Unless he loses again.
Brock Lesnar? If he doesn’t ever win, which won’t happen.
BJ Penn? I think if he beats Sherk and Dana doesn’t let him move back up to WW, he could be the next to go. Which to me is fine, I already know he’s the best LW in the world!

Damn….looks like EliteXC pays some of their guys way more then UFC does.

Tank Abbott, $126K and Antonio Silva 80K…that is higher then a lot of UFC vets base pay

This might be bad news for the UFC….over time, more and more guys will jump ship for the bigger pay days, even if it means beating up on cans like Tank Abbott or Rico Rodriguez

I guess that paying Tank that much would guarantee that he could not win right? I’ve seen more fight out of tank in his past losses that in this fight. This is what you get from an old school boxing promoter; overpaid fighters and questionable results. I still can’t believe that some posters on other forums gave Tank a chance against this guy, I mean is tank still training full time, other that beer mug flexes.

How can people like Rinaldi who made what $2000 survive?? How can you survive on that? Hospital bills had to of been more than that. And not including the time it took to train. Some of these guys must just have money. $2000 is no where near enough to cover a couple months of training and all the medical treatment

No wonder Tank looked like shit. He took a couple hits and fell. Hell, for $126,000 plus sponsors, I would of sat on a barstool 7 nights a weeks and trained about 2 hours a week for that kind of money. Put m ein there, I would last more than 43 seconds. That is a shame…..just for the mere fact that Tank most likely used this just for a payday amnd a PAYDAY ONLY. He probably had no intention of training for a fight or think he had a chance in hell to win. When he signed for the $126K, he already knew what would happen…. A couple hits, then off to cash my check and drink some more

if they are willing to pay guys like Kimbo and Tank that kind of money, imagine what some top tier fighters from the UFC would make. Tito would definitely get paid crazy amounts of money there. with his name on their card they could make a killing.

i didnt expect the numbers to be that high

The payouts for the undercard are justified. They are not at the “UFC’s Level”…However, Tank being paid that is just LUDACRIS!!!

And people bitch and moan about the UFC’s payout to the lower-level fighters.

Tank made more than tim silva in his last fight.

if they are willing to pay guys like Kimbo and Tank that kind of money, imagine what some top tier fighters from the UFC would make. Tito would definitely get paid crazy amounts of money there. with his name on their card they could make a killing.

I have a feeling Tito is going to run right over to EliteXC as soon as he is done loosing to Machida!

I really thought Tank was going to make about $40,000….Boy was I off!

Tank made more than tim silva in his last fight.

Thats a damn shame. For the 1st time in years Tim actually fought a good fight, and Tank who didnt train at all just strolled into the cage, got kO and walked away with a hell of a pay day.

If I was Sylvia, I would be really pissed. 1st he watched Brock make double what Sylvia made, then he watches a freakshow in another organization and both Tank and Kimbo get paid more then him.

If I was Tim, u better believe my agent would be in Dana White’s ear!

And people bitch and moan about the UFC’s payout to the lower-level fighters.

that’s exactly what i was gonna say. you can’t really say that dana is cheap after seeing those number.. well not if you want to sound intelligent anyway.

Update: Moyses Gabin got paid $1 … not $1,000. Thanks to James for the clarification.

$500 a fight ! hahahahahahha! what a fool for even agreeing to that amount

NICE SHAW TAKES CARE OF HIS TALENT

how in the world did Moyses Gabin get paid only a dollar? did he fail a drug test or got fined someother way? does anyone have any info

how in the world did Moyses Gabin get paid only a dollar? did he fail a drug test or got fined someother way? does anyone have any info

No official explanation is available at this time.

If EliteXC keeps on paying guys like that they will go under within 2 years. How much $ was generated from that show? WFA, Bodog and IFL used to get accolades for “taking care of their fighters” also.

OMG! are you serious? that dood got $1….one dollar? as in 2-1 = 1 ?! lol hahahahahahah!

he only pays them that much because he has so few stars. If he had as many stars as the ufc he wouldnt be able to afford it.

BJ Penn on Takanori Gomi:

“With me and Takanori Gomi, the question is where do you sell the fight? He’s a huge name in Japan, I’m a big name in the U.S,” he stated. “It’s all about making big fights. I’m sure me and Gomi are going to fight again, some way, somehow. I’m sure it’s going to happen.”

Dana u Prick, u better find away to make it happen!

On one end, I would love for this to happen, but he has already beat Gomi, and to be honest, I believe it would go very similar to fight 1.

I don’t believe Gomi could put him on his back, but if he did he’d get ulma-plata’d in two seconds. If Diaz and Serra(grappling tourny) can do it, Penn and his crazy dextarity can do it. And if Penn got on top, it would be a disaster for Gomi.

The standup is the only reasonable arguement for Gomi, but Penn is improving that everyday, and his rock for a head is like having cheat codes in a video game, just ain’t fair.

He musta really did something wrong to only earn a buck.

LOL $1 is hilarious! He needs a better agent. Ill pay him twice as much to clean my house.

At least he can buy something off the dollar menu at McDonalds.

I’m not sure what Gabin’s deal was but could this be a way to officially make it a pro fight for him? I’m really curious to know the story behind that.

Update: Moyses Gabin got paid $1 … not $1,000. Thanks to James for the clarification.

ROFL

One Dollar? Is that legal? lol

No official explanation is available at this time.

Mania, I thought that u were joking. This makes Dana White look like Santa clause…..At some point, I think that a fighter’s union has to become neccessary, not as much for the stars but more important for the undercard fighters who can barely cover their medical expenses.

Thats y I respect Nick Diaz a lot. As soon as he made some good money, He started paying for his training partners health insurance and stuff like that because they weren’t making anything as fighters on undercards. I think that fighters medical expenses of injuries that occur during UFC events should all be paid for by the UFC. Dana wants to go mainstream and really make this a sport…..Well to my knowledge the majority of contact sports dont make you pay for injuries that take place during work

On one end, I would love for this to happen, but he has already beat Gomi, and to be honest, I believe it would go very similar to fight 1.

I don’t believe Gomi could put him on his back, but if he did he’d get ulma-plata’d in two seconds. If Diaz and Serra(grappling tourny) can do it, Penn and his crazy dextarity can do it. And if Penn got on top, it would be a disaster for Gomi.

The standup is the only reasonable arguement for Gomi, but Penn is improving that everyday, and his rock for a head is like having cheat codes in a video game, just ain’t fair.

Anomaly: Everyone who is familiar with me knows Gomi is one of my favorite fighters, but I cant disagree with anything you wrote. He may be one of my favorite, but I try to be unbiased so I agree with your whole analysis of how a rematch would go.

I still would love to see it! Also if this fight does happen it would mean that Gomi is in the UFC, or that the UFC finally did some cross promotional events to get the fight done, both great scenario’s. So having this fight take place is a win-win situation for us.

I hope this fight happens eventually, but in reality I feel there is a better chance of us seeing a rematch between Diaz vs. Gomi, than BJ vs. Gomi, just because EliteXC is much more open to cross promoting events with other organizations.

Dana white and the UFC cannot be the only one to blame for not providing insurance for injuries. Most fighters have to also give a percentage of the purse to their teams, and sometimes they are also very shady on how they treat their members should teams provide insurance to their members as well for charging them money. Remember Nate Quarry, he left Team Quest because they requested a percentage of his purse even if he trained somewhere else. At the end Lindland discredited him for leaving when all he wanted to do was train with other experts and keep his money. I wonder how many teams do this too, and if the guy that earned a dollar has to give a percentage back to his team, he wouldn’t even be able to get water at McDonalds.

If I was Sylvia, I would be really pissed. 1st he watched Brock make double what Sylvia made, then he watches a freakshow in another organization and both Tank and Kimbo get paid more then him

Not quite. It is a shame, yes, that Tank made more than Tim salary wise however, what Tim and Tank walk away with (sponsorships, ppv cuts etc) is a different story. I have heard that generally, UFC ppv cuts for fighters can be double their salary. I doubt EliteXC sold anywhere close to half of what the UFC sells for a typical fight.

Anomaly: Everyone who is familiar with me knows Gomi is one of my favorite fighters, but I cant disagree with anything you wrote. He may be one of my favorite, but I try to be unbiased so I agree with your whole analysis of how a rematch would go.

I still would love to see it! Also if this fight does happen it would mean that Gomi is in the UFC, or that the UFC finally did some cross promotional events to get the fight done, both great scenario’s. So having this fight take place is a win-win situation for us.

I hope this fight happens eventually, but in reality I feel there is a better chance of us seeing a rematch between Diaz vs. Gomi, than BJ vs. Gomi, just because EliteXC is much more open to cross promoting events with other organizations.

Also those two scenarios are both bomb, it’s a shame Gomi will most likely never be in the UFC, there are so many match ups in there I wanna see him with. It is also a shame Dana is so agaisnt involving anybody outside the UFC that is not signed for life.
But yeah besides Penn, there is not another LW out there that I would not most likely bet on Gomi in a match.

Is gary shaw trying to sabotage mma’s evolution and progression? Kimbo and his fans are ruining this sports credibility.

Bimbo Slice with another victory over the ultra elusive Tank “the beer drinking bar brawler has been, or maybe never was” Abbott. Who can stop this guy!

$1? Are they just picking people out of the crowd now with a promise of 15 minutes of fame?

What is $1 after taxes, anyway?

tanks prolly the most tank has ever made in one fight.

how do u pay a man one dollar? i found five bucks on the ground today nd made five times as much as he got paid nd i didnt even lift a finger

$1? Are they just picking people out of the crowd now with a promise of 15 minutes of fame?

What is $1 after taxes, anyway?

66 cents

The info on Gabin is slightly off. He was actually paid $0.70 to show and $0.30 for the win.

If this was a UFC show with these salaries every internet forum poster and blogger in the world would be calling for Dana’s head.
Get out of this business Gary Shaw, you’re nothing more than a dirty bastard.

One Dollar? Is that legal? lol

there was a local promoter that put on that fight, he was the one that was paying Gabin…thats why he only made a dollar…its still weird though

hahaha thompson got 25000 for that.

KIMBO V.S. BROCK LESNAR?! Anybody else thinking that?

The payouts for the undercard are justified. They are not at the “UFC’s Level”…However, Tank being paid that is just LUDACRIS!!!

Ludacris is a rapper. The word you were looking for is ludicrous. Sorry, I know I’m being picky.

Dana white and the UFC cannot be the only one to blame for not providing insurance for injuries. Most fighters have to also give a percentage of the purse to their teams, and sometimes they are also very shady on how they treat their members should teams provide insurance to their members as well for charging them money. Remember Nate Quarry, he left Team Quest because they requested a percentage of his purse even if he trained somewhere else. At the end Lindland discredited him for leaving when all he wanted to do was train with other experts and keep his money. I wonder how many teams do this too, and if the guy that earned a dollar has to give a percentage back to his team, he wouldn’t even be able to get water at McDonalds.

uhh they do have insurance. various promoters have said so. as part of putting on a fight card, they have to provide insurance to the fighters. So if they get injured, the insurance covers teh injury and the necessary rehab from said injury. BUT, this is only good on the day of the fight, it doesn’t cover injuries during training, which is why it is recomended that fighters have their own personal insurance to cover when they are training.

Tank most likely spent most of his money on good old booze.

Tank most likely spent most of his money on good old booze.

“BOOZE AND DIRTY STRIPPERS”….quote from Chris Leben from TUF 1.