Kimbo and Tank Get Paid

Bloody Elbow 2.0 | Anton Tabuena

MMA Mania has the skinny on fighter salaries from Saturday’s EliteXC. Kimbo and Tank did alright for themselves.

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson – $175,000 ($125,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
David “Tank” Abbott – $126,000
Kimbo defeated Tank by KO (punch) 43 seconds into the first round

Antonio Silva – $80,000
Ricco Rodriguez – $20,000
Silva defeated Ricco by split decision

Scott Smith – $12,000
Kyle Noke – $3,000
Smith defeated Noke by KO (punch) 7 seconds into round 2

Yves Edwards – $6,000
Edson Berto – $6,000
Yves defeated Berto by KO (knee) with 4 seconds left in round 1

Brett Rogers – $4,000
James Thompson – $25,000
Brett Rogers defeated Thompson by KO (punch) at 2:24 of round 1

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.