The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) released official fighter payout for Strikeforce Evolution, last Saturday. Cung Le eclipsed the list with a 150k payout in his loss to Scott Smith. King Mo pulled in 20k but will loss 10 percent of that after being fined by the CSAC for splashing Rockstar energy drink all over the cage following his win against Mike Whitehead.

Scott Smith: $55,000 (no win bonus)
def. Cung Le via: $150,000

Gilbert Melendez: $55,000 (no win bonus)
def. Josh Thomson: $30,000

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: $65,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Linland: $50,000

Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Whitehead: $30,000

Antwain Britt: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Scott Lighty: $5,000

Justin Wilcox: $5,000 (no win bonus)
def. Daisuke Nakamura: $200

Alex Crispim: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. A.J. Fonseca: $2,000

[via MMAJunkie]

Totals

Total Payout: $481,200
Total Attendance: 14,749 fans
Total Live Gate: $633,675

Who says you can make money in MMA.