WEC 44
WEC MMA event in 2009
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo |
| image | WEC 44 poster.jpeg |
| promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting |
| date | November 18, 2009 |
| venue | The Pearl at The Palms |
| city | Paradise, Nevada |
| attendance | 1,835 |
| gate | $131,200 |
| previousevent | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson |
| followingevent | WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff |
| :: |
|name= WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo |image=WEC 44 poster.jpeg |promotion=World Extreme Cagefighting |date=November 18, 2009 |venue=The Pearl at The Palms |city=Paradise, Nevada |attendance=1,835 |gate=$131,200 |buyrate= |previousevent=WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson |followingevent= WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
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.
Background
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.
A lightweight bout between Danny Castillo and Alex Karalexis was once attached to this event, though it was later scrapped. 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.
The event drew an estimated 414,000 viewers on Versus.
Results
|Featherweight | José Aldo |def | Mike Brown (c) |TKO (strikes) |2 |1:20 |For the WEC Featherweight Championship. |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 | |Featherweight | LC Davis |def | Diego Nunes |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) |3 |5:00 |Nunes was docked one point in round 3 for repeatedly grabbing the fence. |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 |
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: USA Cub Swanson vs. USA John Franchi
- Knockout of the Night: Brazil José Aldo
- Submission of the Night: USA Shane Roller
Reported payout
The 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.
- José Aldo: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown: ($15,000)
- Manvel Gamburyan: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Leonard Garcia: ($14,000)
- Karen Darabedyan: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Rob McCullough: ($20,000)
- Shane Roller: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo: ($9,500)
- Kamal Shalorus: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Will Kerr: ($2,000)
- LC Davis: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Diego Nunes: ($5,000)
- Cub Swanson: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. John Franchi: ($4,000)
- Antonio Banuelos: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Kenji Osawa: ($6,000)
- Ricardo Lamas: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. James Krause: ($2,000)
- Frank Gomez: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Seth Dikun: ($3,000)
References
References
- "WEC 44 draws 1,845 for $131,200 gate". MMAjunkie.com.
- (September 15, 2009). "WEC 44 in Las Vegas official with Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo championship main event". mmajunkie.com.
- (October 21, 2009). "WEC 44 fight card complete with addition of newcomer Karen Darabedyan". mmajunkie.com.
- (September 23, 2009). "Danny Castillo vs. Alex Karalexis not on tap for WEC 44 in Las Vegas (Updated)". mmajunkie.com.
- (November 5, 2009). "WEC newcomer Will Kerr signed, replaces Alex Karalexis at WEC 44 (Updated)". mmajunkie.com.
- "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | MMA Event".
- "WEC 44 bonuses: Aldo, Roller, Swanson and Franchi earn $10,000 awards". MMAJunkie.com.
- (November 19, 2009). "WEC 44 official fighters salaries: Gamburyan ($36K) and Aldo ($26K) top earners". mmajunkie.com.
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