Any truth to the rumor that Frank Shamrock got $1.3 million for his fight with Phil Baroni?  Not hardly, at least according to the California State Athletic Commission.  As required by law, MMA promoters must disclose event attendance and fighter salaries to the CSAC. 

Here are the numbers from the recent EliteXC show:

-Frank Shamrock: $200,000
-Phil Baroni: $100,000
-Murilo “Ninja” Rua: $50,000
-Paul Buentello: $50,000
-Cung Le: $45,000
-Josh Thomson: $20,000
-Mike Pyle: $20,000
-Joey Villasenor: $15,000
-Duane Ludwig: $15,000
-Edson Bert: $14,000
-Carter Williams: $13,340
-Paul Daley: $12,000
-Luke Stewart: $10,000
-Jason Von Flue: $10,000
-Tony Fryklund: $8,000
-Seth Kleinbeck: $6,000
-Nick Gonzalez: $4,000
-Victor Valenzuela: $4,000
-Chris Cariaso: $4,000
-Ray Seraille: $4,000
-Rex Richards: $4,000
-Aaron Wetherspoon: $4,000
-Sean Bassett: $3,700
-Anthony Figueroa: $3,000
-Sam Spengler: $3,000
-Nik Theotikis: $2,800
-David Smith: $2,000
-Nikk Covert: $1,500

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $628,340

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 | File under EliteXC, Fighter Payouts