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The CSAC has released the fighter payouts for EliteXC “Unfinished Business.” Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional bonuses or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also do not account for taxes, insurance, and license fees.

If the ratings for EliteXC’s second show on CBS weren’t disappointing enough, their live gate figures certainly aren’t going to give them any reason to celebrate. While the event itself was easily one of the best shows EliteXC has put on thus far, the live gate was another huge disappointment. According to figures released by the CSAC, less than 44% of the people who attended the show actually paid for their tickets.

Of the 8,541 tickets the organization printed for the event, just 3,701 were sold. A total of 2,871 were given away, and 2,023 “deadwood” tickets went unused, according to paperwork the California State Athletic Commission today sent to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

This past Saturday’s event drew a live gate of just $268,715. A total of $340,960 in tickets were comp’d, and $206,155 worth of tickets went unsold.

Ouch! That’s pretty bad. EliteXC obviously needs to bounce back in a big way on October 4, or we’ll probably end up talking about who Kimbo is going to sign with next.

Somewhere, Gary Shaw has a big smile on his face.

[UPDATE 7/30/08 10:14PM ET] – It appears MMAJunkie.com made an error in their original report. The numbers of tickets sold and comp’d were reversed. The quote above has been corrected.

The press release:

Contrary to reports that the Shaws were not in attendance at EliteXC/CBS “Unfinished Business” this past Saturday night, which added more fuel to the fire that CBS has pushed them out of the company, it appears that one of the Shaws, Jared, was on hand in Stockton. Gary, however, appeared to be MIA.

Robbie Lawler

Interviews with Scott Smith, Jake Shields, Cris Cyborg, Shayna Baszler and Antonio Silva after the jump.

The ratings for last night’s second installment of CBS/EliteXC Saturday Night Fights are in, and they aren’t very good. From the numbers, much to many fans’s chagrin, it appears Kimbo Slice is the big draw, not EliteXC.

EliteXC “Unfinished Business” took place earlier this evening at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California. A portion of the card aired on Showtime. The main card was broadcast live on CBS. This event was the second mixed martial arts event to air on major network television.

Three titles were on the line tonight.

Antonio Silva looked to stake his claim as the EliteXC Heavyweight Champion in a match against former UFC fighter Justin Eilers.

Jake Shields finally got his opportunity to compete for a championship belt as he faced off the always dangerous Nick Thompson.

In a rematch from EliteXC’s network television debut, Robbie Lawler looked to defend his middleweight crown against Scott Smith. The first fight ended in controversy when Lawler inadvertently poked Smith in the eye causing the doctors to stop the fight.

Nick Diaz, Rafael Feijao, Shayna Baszler, Wilson Reis and Cris Cyborg were also in action.

Results after the jump.

Check out more photos at CombatLifestyle.com

The EliteXC “Unifnished Business” weigh-ins took place today at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

All fighters made weight including Nick Diaz who came in nine pounds overweight at EliteXC “Return of the King” last month.

Weigh-in results courtesy of MMAJunkie.com:

• Robbie Lawler (184.5) vs. Scott Smith (185)
• Thomas Denny (159) vs. Nick Diaz (159.5)
• Jake Shields (169.5) vs. Nick Thompson (169.5)
• Shayna Baszler (139) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (140)
• David Douglas (157) vs. Marlon Mathias (161)
• Justin Eilers (218) vs. Antonio Silva (257.5)
• Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (203.5) vs. Travis Galbraith (202)
• Brian Caraway (140.5) vs. Wilson Reis (139.5)
• Mike Cook (232.5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (255.5)
• Drew Montgomery (224) vs. Brandon Tarn (252)
• Jeremy Freitag (205) vs. Anthony Ruiz (206)

Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit.

EliteXC/CBS “Unfinished Business” will take place tomorrow, July 26, at 8PM ET/ 7PM CT live on Showtime and 9PM ET/ 8PM CT live on CBS.