Affliction “Banned” Fighter Payouts (Salaries)

Tim Sylvia may have watched his legacy diminish before his eyes during his 36-second loss to Fedor Emelianenko, but it was the most lucrative 36 seconds of his entire life.

Sylvia earned a record-high $800,000 for his half-minute scuffle with the former Pride heavyweight king and now undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

"The Last Emperor" made out with half a million less than his opponent. That fact that Sylvia walked away with $500,000 more than the event winner is unsettling, but unfortunately that’s part of the game. If fighters were paid based on talent, Fedor would have singlehandedly put Affliction under water.

Andrei Arlovski wasn’t complaining after his war with former IFL star Ben Rothwell. The former UFC heavyweight champ pocketed the second-highest pay, that of $750,000, for his third-round destruction of "Big Ben." He received half a million to show and another $250,000 as a win bonus.

All in all the total disclosed payroll for Affliction "Banned" was $3,332,100.

Official Affliction "Banned" Fighter Payout’s:

• 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 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 was postponed due to time constraints but both fighters were still paid negotiated salaries.

As usual, the payout’s listed above are base salaries and do not include deductions for insurance licenses, taxes etc… nor do they include money paid by sponsors, which can make up for a large part of a fighter’s income.

Payout’s are as reported by the California State Athletic Commission per MMAJunkie.com.

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