Completed MMA Event
WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo
- Wednesday 11.18.2009
- U.S. Broadcast: Versus
- Promotion: WEC
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: The Pearl at the Palms
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Todd Harris, Frank Mir
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- Post-Fight Interviews: Craig Hummer
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $131,200
- Attendance: 1,845 (Paid: 1,132)
- TV Ratings: 414,000 viewers, 0.5 HH rating
- MMA Bouts: 10
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Fight Card
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WEC Featherweight Championship
KO/TKO, Punches
1:20 Round 2 of 5, 6:20 Total10
Main Event
145
5 x 5 | Pro
Honors & Awards
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Knockout of the NightMike Brown vs. José Aldo | $10,000 bonus to Aldo
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Submission of the NightShane Roller vs. Danny Castillo | $10,000 bonus to Roller
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Fight of the NightJohn Franchi vs. Cub Swanson | $10,000 bonus to each fighter
Referees
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Steve Mazzagatti
Brown vs. Aldo (10), Kerr vs. Shalorus (6), Banuelos vs. Osawa (3) -
Herb Dean
Gamburyan vs. Garcia (9), Roller vs. Castillo (7), Franchi vs. Swanson (4), Dikun vs. Gomez (1) -
Kim Winslow
Darabedyan vs. McCullough (8), Davis vs. Nunes (5), Krause vs. Lamas (2)
Wiki
WEC 44 Wiki
After defeating former champion Urijah Faber for a second time in June of 2009, Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas Brown was the undisputed king of the division. At WEC 44, however, that would all change, as powerful, aggressive contender Jose Aldo put a brutal end to his title reign with a second-round TKO of the defending champion.
After the win, Aldo—having never lost in the WEC—was considered to have the best chance of going undefeated in his title reign of any of the promotion’s champions.
Last updated
09.26.2012, 10:54 PM ET
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Videos & Highlights
Promo Video | Brown vs. Aldo Promo Video by WEC report dead link
The WEC previews the upcoming Featherweight Championship between Mike Brown and challenger Jose Aldo.
