Kimbo vs. Tank Abbot

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[quote]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

Rafael Fiejao - $6,000
John Doyle - $2,500
Fiejao defeated Doyle by TKO at 2:17 of round 1

Yosmany Cabazes - $2,000
Jon Kirk - $2,500
Cabazes defeated Kirk by submission (rear naked choke) at :52 of round 2

Dave Herman - $1,500
Mario Rinaldi - $2,000
Herman defeated Rinaldi by TKO 33 seconds into round 3

Eric Bradley - $1,000
Mikey Gomez - $1,500
Bradley defeated Gomez by unanimous decision

Mike Bernhard - $1,500
Lorenzo Borgameo - $1,000
Bernhard defeated Borgameo by submission (triangle) at 4:11 of round 2

Moyses Gabin �?? $1,000
Jirka Hlavaty �?? $500
Gabin defeated Hlavaty via technical knockout (cut) in round one[/quote]

And people bitch about UFc undercard pay…

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Don’t the medical, insurance, and paperwork
cost more than what 1/2 of these paydays paid?

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[quote]treco wrote:
Don’t the medical, insurance, and paperwork
cost more than what 1/2 of these paydays paid?[/quote]

That’s the beauty of it, hopefully the promoters covered this along with hotel and airfare.

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[quote]Donut62 wrote:

Moyses Gabin �?? $1,000
Jirka Hlavaty �?? $500
Gabin defeated Hlavaty via technical knockout (cut) in round one

And people bitch about UFc undercard pay…[/quote]

What’s really funny is that Gabin’s purse was $1, not $1000 as originally reported. MMAJunkie contacted FSAC and verified that $1 is indeed the correct number.

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[quote]treco wrote:
Don’t the medical, insurance, and paperwork
cost more than what 1/2 of these paydays paid?[/quote]

I know the NSAC and CSAC require the promoters to bear the burden of medical insurance and post-fight medical treatment. I suspect this is also true of the other state commissions.

The real problem is with unsanctioned shows. Many of the unsanctioned shows are run by reputable promoters who take care of their athletes, but there are also a ton of shady bastards who take the gate money and run, leaving the fighters high and dry in regards to post-fight medical costs.