EliteXC Shamrock vs Cung Le Payouts / Salaries

MMAjunkie.com revealed the fighter payouts (salaries) for past Saturday’s EliteXC / StrikeForce "Shamrock vs Cung Le" event which took place in front of a packed crowd at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

The main event lived up to the hype and drew 15,192 attendees of which 14,710 paid bringing the total live gate to $1,117,855.

The fans were electric and a new EliteXC Middleweight Champion arose in what was an emotional ending to the night.

The winner by TKO (Doctor stoppage) was Cung Le who earned $200,000 to steal the belt from one of MMA’s pioneer’s and legend of the sport. His opponent Frank Shamrock took home the highest purse of $300,000 which reflects his status in the world of MMA.

Total payroll for StrikeForce "Shamrock vs Cung Le" was $667,850.

Here are the official fighter payouts:

• Cung Le ($200,000) def. Frank Shamrock ($300,000)
• Drew Fickett ($10,000) def. Jae S. Lim ($3,000)
• Gilbert Melendez ($50,000) def. Gabe Lemley ($7,000)
• Wayne Cole ($10,000) def. Mike Kyle ($10,000)
• Joey Villasenor ($36,000) def. Ryan Jensen ($6,000)
• Billy Evangelista ($10,000) def Marlon Sims ($2,500)
• Tiki Ghosn ($8,000) def. Luke Stewart ($6,000)
• Darren Uyenoyama ($4,000) def. Anthony Figueroa ($2,000)
• Jesse Jones ($2,150) def. Jesse Gillespie ($1,200)

Fighters who received win bonuses:

• Drew Fickett ($5,000)
• Wayne Cole ($5,000)
• Joey Villasenor ($18,000)
• Evangelista ($5,000)
• Tiki Ghosn ($2,000)
• Darren Uyenoyama ($2,000)
• Jesse Jones ($500)

These figures do not include deductions for insurance, licenses or taxes. They also don’t include money paid by sponsors. These are simply base salaries that were reported to the California State Athletic Commission.