Jeff Sherwood just reported the following payouts on the “Savage Dog Show.” The numbers come from Sherdog‘s Loretta Hunt.
Seth Petruzelli – $50,000
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson – $500,000
If these numbers are accurate, then the reports that we were hearing on fight night – that EXC had to sweeten the pot considerably to get Kimbo to take the bout – would appear to be true. In his last two fights for the promotion, Ferguson earned $175,000 (vs. Tank Abbott) and $250,000 (vs. James Thompson) in disclosed salary.
[UPDATE] by Nick Thomas – MMAWeekly.com has posted the rest of the card:
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
– Seth Petruzelli ($50,000/win bonus was $15,000) def. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson ($500,000/win bonus would have been $100,000)MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
– Jake Shields ($50,000/win bonus was $10,000) def. Paul Daley ($12,000)
– Andre Arlovski ($500,000) def. Roy Nelson ($80,000)
– Gina Carano ($25,000/win bonus was $10,000) def. Kelly Kobald-Gavin ($6,000)
– Benji Radach ($30,000/win bonus was $15,000) def. Murilo Rua ($35,000)PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
– Cristiane Santos ($8,000/win bonus was $4,000) def. Yoko Takahashi ($2,000)
– Conor Heun ($5,000/win bonus was $2,500) def. Edson Berto ($5,000)
– Mikey Gomez ($4,000/win bonus was $2,000) def. Lorenzo Borgomeo ($1,500)
— Nicolae Curry ($1,500/win bonus was $750) def. Jorge Boechat ($1,000)ELITE XC “HEAT” DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $ 1,316,000