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"Affliction Banned", widely considered a success among MMA experts, netted 14,382 in live gate receipts for a total of 2 million dollars. The gross for fighter pay was 3.3 million dollars. To give perspective on the salaries, the UFC usually spends anywhere from $750,000 to $1.5 million on fighters for one event.
The paid attendance was 11,242 and complimentary attendance was 3,590, totaling $600,500 in free tickets alone. The box office was left with 740 unsold tickets worth about $150,000.
Affliction “Banned” Paid Attendance/Gross Receipts:
$2,085,510
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
Fedor Emelianenko ($300,000/no win bonus) def. Tim Sylvia ($800,000)
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
Andre Arlovski ($750,000/$250,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell ($250,000)
Josh Barnett ($300,000/no win bonus) def. Pedro Rizzo ($70,000)
Mark Hominick ($10,000/win bonus was $5,000) def. Savant Young ($7,000)
Renato “Babalu” Sobral ($90,000/win bonus was $30,000) def. Mike Whitehead ($50,000)
Matt Lindland ($300,000/win bonus was $75,000) def. Fabio “Negao” Nascimiento ($20,000)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira ($50,000/no win bonus) def. Edwin Dewees ($15,000)
Mike Pyle ($20,000/win bonus was $5,000) def. J.J. Ambrose ($5,000)
PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
Vitor Belfort ($140,000/win bonus was $70,000) def. Terry Martin ($30,000)
Paul Buentello ($80,000/win bonus was $20,000) def. Gary Goodridge ($25,000)
Justin Levens ($6,000) vs. Ray Lizama ($3,000)(No Fight)
Total Fighter Pay: 3.3 Million |