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Grabaka
07-31-2008, 02:32 AM
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- ATTENDANCE NUMBERS FOR 2ND ELITE XC/CBS SHOW
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com

The attendance numbers for the July 26 Elite XC show in Stockton, CA have been reported by the California State Athletic Commission.

According to the report, a total number of tickets printed were 8, 541, and of those tickets available, only 3,701 were sold to attendees while another 2,817 were given away as complimentary tickets.

The total number of fans in attendance for the Elite XC show in Stockton was 6,518.

The final live gate for the event was $268,715, which is still less than the face value amount of money put into the tickets given away as complimentary which totaled out at $340,960.

2,023 tickets were unsold and left over at the time of the event taking place.

At the inaugural Elite XC/CBS show in May at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the promotion reported a total attendance of 8,033, but no numbers were released as to the total live gate or complimentary tickets gien at the event.

The numbers are seemingly very low considering the promotion’s investment in putting local fighters such as Nick Diaz, Jake Shields and Scott Smith on the card to help boost interest in the event.

The attendance number coincides with a much lower television rating that the show garnered as reported by numerous news outlets following the event.


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- ELITE XC FIGHTER SALARIES
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - by MMAWeekly.com

The California State Athletic Commission released the salaries for the Elite XC/CBS event that took place in Stockton, Calif. on July 26.

Jeremy Freitag - $2,500
Anthony Ruiz - $5,001 ($2,001 + $3,000 win bonus)
Shayna Baszler - $8,000
Cristiane Cyborg - $6,000 ($3,000 + $3,000 win bonus)
Jake Shields - $45,000 ($35,000 + $10,000 win bonus)
Nick Thompson - $25,000
Nick Diaz - $60,000
Thomas Denny - $8,500
David Douglas - $4,000 ($2,500 + $1,500 win bonus)
Marlon Mathias - $2,500
Brandon Tarn - $2,000
Drew Montgomery - $3,000 ($1,500 + $1,500 win bonus)
Mike Cook - $2,000
Carl Seumanutafa - $4,000 ($2,000 + $2,000 win bonus)
Wilson Reis - $5,000 ($2,500 + $2,500 win bonus)
Bryan Caraway - $2,000
Rafael Feijao - $20,000 ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus)
Travis Galbraith - $5,000
Antonio Silva - $200,000 ($100,000 + $100,000 win bonus)
Justin Eilers - $20,000
Robbie Lawler - $90,000 ($45,000 + $45,000 win bonus)
Scott Smith - $14,000

Total payouts were $533,501

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - by MMAWeekly.com

Boo
07-31-2008, 02:37 AM
Considering the number of people that show up at our little regional shows here, that is pretty dismal. I am really not getting what EliteXC and CBS are doing. It's not like they don't have any experience in this kind of thing. They are doing such obviously dumb stuff. :noidea:

Grabaka
07-31-2008, 02:47 AM
I hear ya Boo, hopefully the new guys in charge correct the problems. It's really sad that the attendance is so low, especially with Nick Diaz, Jake Shields, and Scott Smith on the card.

neonatural
08-01-2008, 01:06 AM
Why did Ruiz get paid 5k and one dollar lol?

Boo
08-01-2008, 01:24 AM
Too funny, I hadn't noticed that. Then I thought it was a typo until I saw the $2001 + part.