http://mmafrenzy.comThe California State Athletic Commission today released the official fighter salaries for Affliction: Day of Reckoning and Andrei Arlovski, who suffered a first-round knockout to Fedor Emelianenko in the evening’s main event, was the card’s top earner, taking home $1.5 million. Emelianenko officially earned $300,000 for the victory, though his salary assuredly exceeded Arlovski’s with undisclosed bonuses factored in.

Affliction: Day of Reckoning took place on Saturday, January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and aired live on HDNet and pay-per-view.

Other top earners were Josh Barnett ($500,000), Matt Lindland ($225,000), and Vitor Belfort ($200,000).

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $3,308,000.

Affliction: Day of Reckoning attracted a near-capacity crowd of 13,228 for a live gate that is expected to exceed $2 million.

The official salaries exclude some bonuses, taxes, fees, sponsor payments, and other miscellaneous payments and fees.

The event’s official salaries were:

Fedor Emelianenko ($300,000 - no win bonus) def. Andrei Arlovski ($1,500,000)

Josh Barnett ($500,000 - no win bonus) def. Gilbert Yvel ($30,000)

Vitor Belfort ($200,000 - includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lindland ($225,000)

Renato "Babalu" Sobral ($90,000 - includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou ($50,000)

Paul Buentello ($90,000 - includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Kiril Sidelikov ($10,000)

Dan Lauzon ($12,000 - no win bonus) def. Bobby Green ($4,000)

Jay Hieron ($45,000 - includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jason High ($10,000)

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira ($150,000 - includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Matyushenko ($50,000)

L C Davis ($14,000 - includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Bao Quach ($7,000)

Albert Rios ($6,000 - includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Duarte ($3,000)

Brett Cooper ($10,000 - includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Speight ($2,000)

Source: mmafrenzy.com