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Affliction’s payouts for its debut event greatly exceeded that of its UFC rival. Most of the fighters are probably busy spending their ducats on a lavish gift following this weekend. If Affliction showed anything, it’s that it can line the pockets of its fighters quite nicely.

Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus)
That’s it for the headliner of the night and the world’s most dominant heavyweight
Tim Sylvia: $800,000
This absolutely baffling. Almost $30K a second to be a punching bag?

Andrei Arlovski: $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
Well deserved payday for the best fight of the night
Ben Rothell: $250,000
Big Ben took a beating and put in a game effort, a little too much coin though

Josh Barnett: $300,000 (no win bonus)
A clutch KO in an otherwise boring fight. May be a bit too inflated of a payout
Pedro Rizzo: $70,000
More than Pedro would have made anywhere else

Mark Hominick: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Not a bad payout for this up and comer
Savant Young: $7,000
In the midst of all these high salaries, he receives busboy pay

Renato “Babalu” Sobral: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
He was on his best behavior and it paid off
Mike Whitehead: $50,000
Maybe now he could buy a nickname

Matt Lindland: $300,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Could be more happy with his pay than his return to ring
Fabio Nascimento: $20,00O
He’ll take what he can get as he will never make as much as the real Fabio

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $50,000 (no win bonus)
Somehow it seems to miniscule for one of the better fighters in the business
Edwin Dewees: $15,000
Take the money and run, did he really think he had a chance?

Vitor Belfort: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
For winning the fight with a broken hand, we say bravo!
Terry Martin: $30,000
Still not a bad payday for getting dropped in the second round

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