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Fighter salaries for EliteXC 'Unfinished Business'

7/30/2008 8:22 PM ET By MMA Fighting

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Newly-crowned EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva earned 37-and-a-half percent of the entire fighter payroll for EliteXC "Unfinished Business" on July 26 at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. The Brazilian took home $200,000.

Robbie Lawler retained his middleweight title bout against Scott Smith and earned $90,000.

All winners received a win bonus except for Nick Diaz, who earned a flat $60,000 for his TKO win over Thomas Denny.

Here are the salaries the California State Athletic Commission provided today to MMAFighting.com:

(W) Robbie Lawler - $45,000 + $45,000 = $90,000
(L) Scott Smith - $14,000

(W) Nick Diaz - $60,000
(L) Thomas Denny - $8,500

(W) Jake Shields - $35,000 + $10,000
(L) Nick Thompson - $25,000

(W) Cristiane Cyborg - $3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000
(L) Shayna Baszler - $8,000

(W) Antonio Silva - $100,000 + $100,000 = $200,000
(L) Justin Eilers - $20,000

(W) Rafael Feijao - $10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000
(L) Travis Galbraith - $5,000

(W) Wilson Reis - $2,500 + $2,500 = $5,000
(L) Bryan Caraway - $2,000

(W) Anthony Ruiz - $2,001 + $3,000 = $5,001
(L) Jeremy Freita - $2,500

(W) Carl Seumanutafa - $2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000
(L) Mike Cook - $2,000

(W) Drew Montgomery - $1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000
(L) Brandon Tarn - $2,000

(W) David Douglas - $2,500 + $1,500 = $4,000
(L) Marlon Mathias - $2,500

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