Headliner Mike Brown, the former WEC featherweight champ who suffered a second-round knockout to Jose Aldo in the WEC 44 main event, was suspended until January 3 due to facial lacerations, while Diego Nunes, Cub Swanson, and Antonio Banuelos could be out of action until May after suffering fractures in their fights.

The medical suspensions for WEC 44 were:

• Mike Brown: Suspended until January 3 with no contact until December 19 for lacerations above both eyes.
• Rob McCullough: Suspended until January 3 with no contact until December 19 for right eye cut and left hand contusion.
• Karen Darabedyan: Suspended until December 19 with no contact until December 10 for right cheek laceration
• Will Kerr: Suspended until December 19 with no contact until December 10 for right cheek laceration
• Diego Nunes: Suspended until May 18 for right orbital blowout fracture unless cleared by doctor
• Cub Swanson: Suspended until May 18 for broken fingers unless cleared by doctor
• Antonio Banuelos: Suspended until May 18 for fractured nose unless cleared by doctor

Pictured: Mike Brown

Gamburyan earned $36,000 for his decision win over fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia in the WEC 44 co-main event, while Aldo scored $26,000 (and the featherweight title) for his second-round knockout of champ Mike Brown in the event’s headliner.

The official salaries for WEC 44 were:

• Jose Aldo ($26,000 – includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown ($15,000)
• Manny 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)
• L.C 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 – $6000 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)

Remember, the salaries listed above are simply those reported by the WEC to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and do not represent a fighter’s actual earnings.

In addition to their salaries above, Aldo, Roller, Swanson, and Franchi each earned a $10,000 “fight night” bonus for their performances at the event.

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In addition to winning the featherweight title in his win over Mike Brown, Aldo earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his second-round knockout in the WEC 44 headliner.

Roller secured a fight-ending rear naked choke of Danny Castillo in the third round of their main card matchup to win “Submission of the Night”.

“Fight of the Night” went to Swanson and Franchi for their exciting back-and-forth striking battle that ended when Swanson forced Franchi to tap to a guillotine with just 10-seconds remaining in the bout.

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Pictured: Shane Roller

Also on the Versus-televised main card, Manny Gamburyan topped fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision, newcomer Karen Darabedyan scored a split decision win over former lightweight champ rob McCullough, Shane Roller submitted Danny Castillo with a third-round rear naked choke, and Kamal Shalorus knocked out Will Kerr in the opening round.

The complete results for WEC 44 were:

• Jose Aldo def. Mike Brown (c) via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:20
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Manny Gamburyan def. Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Karen Darabedyan def. Rob McCullough via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
• Shane Roller def. Danny Castillo via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 3, 3:32
• Kamal Shalorus def. Will Kerr via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:26
• L.C. Davis def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
• Cub Swanson def. John Franchi via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 4:50
• Antonio Banuelos def. Kenji Osawa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ricardo Lamas def. James Krause via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Frank Gomez def. Seth Dikun via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Pictured: Jose Aldo

Brown and Aldo both tipped the scale right at the 145-pound featherweight limit, while featherweight contenders Manny Gamburyan and Leonard Garcia, who co-headline the event, weighed in at 146-pounds.

The official WEC 44 weigh-in results were:

MAIN CARD

• Mike Brown (c) (145) vs. Jose Aldo (145)
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Manny Gamburyan (146) vs. Leonard Garcia (146)
• Karen Darabedyan (156) vs. Rob McCullough (155)
• Danny Castillo (156) vs. Shane Roller (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Will Kerr (155) vs. Kamal Shalorus (156)
• LC Davis (146) vs. Diego Nunes (146)
• John Franchi (145) vs. Cub Swanson (146)
• Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Kenji Osawa (136)
• James Krause (156) vs. Ricardo Lamas (155)
• Seth Dikun (136) vs. Frank Gomez (136)

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Pictured: Mike Brown

Karalexis was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a hand injury, according to the WEC’s announcement. A timeline for his return was not released.

Kerr (7-1) has won four-straight, but has not fought since a unanimous decision over Marc Stevens last September.

Shalorus (4-0-1) remained undefeated in June with a second-round TKO of Justin Miller.

WEC 44 airs live on Versus and is headlined by featherweight champion Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo.

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Pictured: Alex Karalexis

Varner has held the WEC lightweight title since he won it from Rob McCullough in February of 2008, defending it twice against Marcus Hicks and Donald Cerrone, respectively. Since defeating Cerrone, Varner has been sidelined with injuries suffered in the fight.

Henderson has gone undefeated in his WEC career, including a recent victory over Donald Cerrone in a bout for the WEC interim lightweight belt. The WEC had wanted to have him fight Varner to merge the belts in December, however injuries sustained against Cerrone forced the bout to be pushed back to the current date.

Pictured: Jamie Varner

Popular featherweight Urijah Faber, sidelined since a June loss to Mike Brown due to a broken hand, will square off with Raphael Assuncao at WEC 46 on January 10 in Sacramento, California.

Pictured: Urijah Faber

The Versus-televised event also features a lightweight co-main event between former IFL standout Chris Horodecki and Anthony Njokuani and a featured bout between bantamweight contenders Joseph Benavidez and Rani Yahya.

“Four of our top lightweights are going to be competing on Dec. 19, each with his sights set on securing a coveted shot at the world title,” WEC GM Reed Harris said in a release announcing the card. “Cerrone vs. Ratcliff has the potential to be an explosive standup war. We can expect much of the same from Njokuani and Horodecki as well. This is the perfect holiday gift for fans.”

“On Dec. 19, we are showcasing two of the world’s most dynamic bantamweights,” Harris continued. “Benavidez-Yahya has the potential to steal the show. We are really excited to bring this card to The Palms.”

Tickets, priced from $50 to $175, go on sale to the general public this Saturday, October 31 at 12 pm PT and are available online at Ticketmaster.com.

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The official fight card for WEC 44 now features:

MAIN CARD

• Mike Brown (c) vs. Jose Aldo
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Manny Gamburyan vs. Leonard Garcia
• Karen Darabedyan vs. Rob McCullough
• Danny Castillo vs. Shane Roller

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Alex Karalexis vs. Kamal Shalorus
• L.C. Davis vs. Diego Nunes
• John Franchi vs. Cub Swanson
• Antonio Banuelos vs. Kenji Osawa
• James Krause vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Seth Dikun vs. Frank Gomez