UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on DVD.
History
The featured contestants of the evening were Ken Shamrock and Kimo Leopoldo, who had met once before in 1996 in a UFC title fight at UFC 8, with Shamrock reigning victorious. The event was very successful, as it drew more pay per view buys than the highly anticipated match between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz one event earlier at UFC 47.
Results
Fighter Payout
The total fighter payroll for UFC 48 was $586,000. Ken Shamrock: $170,000 ($120,000 to fight; $50,000 to win) Matt Hughes: $110,000 ($55,000 to fight; $55,000 to win) Frank Mir: $90,000 ($60,000 to fight; $30,000 to win) Kimo Leopoldo: $55,000 Tim Sylvia: $40,000 Evan Tanner: $30,000 ($15,000 to fight; $15,000 to win) Phil Baroni: $20,000 Frank Trigg: $20,000 ($10,000 to fight; $10,000 to win) Matt Serra: $16,000 ($8,000 to fight; $8,000 to win) Renato Verissimo: $10,000 Georges St-Pierre: $8,000 ($4,000 to fight; $4,000 to win) Trevor Prangley: $5,000 ($2,500 to fight; $2,500 to win) Dennis Hallman: $4,000 Curtis Stout: $3,000 Jay Hieron: $3,000 Ivan Menjivar: $2,000