| WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | November 18, 2009 | |||
| Venue | The Pearl at The Palms | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 1,835 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $131,200 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting. It took place on November 18, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]
Anthony Pettis was originally slated to face Rob McCullough at this event, but was forced from the bout due to an injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Karen Darabedyan. [3]
A lightweight bout between Danny Castillo and Alex Karalexis was once attached to this event, though it was later scrapped. [4] Both men remained on the card with new opponents, as Castillo was matched with Shane Roller, while Karalexis was expected to face the debuting Kamal Shalorus. However, Karalexis had to bow out of the Shalorus matchup due to a broken hand, and was replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Will Kerr. [5]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def | Mike Brown (c) | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 1:20 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Manvel Gamburyan | def | Leonard Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Karen Darabedyan | def | Rob McCullough | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Shane Roller | def | Danny Castillo | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:32 | |
| Lightweight | Kamal Shalorus | def | Will Kerr | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | LC Davis | def | Diego Nunes | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def | John Franchi | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 4:50 | |
| Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def | Kenji Osawa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Lamas | def | James Krause | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Frank Gomez | def | Seth Dikun | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses. [7]
Cub Swanson vs. John Franchi
José Aldo Shane RollerThe following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [8]
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