The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to 7 of the 20 fighters who were in action at Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

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.

Main card winners Manny Gamburyan and Jose Aldo topped the $236,500 payroll for Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Versus.

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.

Jose Aldo, Shane Roller, Cub Swanson, and John Franchi each earned a $10,000 “fight night” bonus for their performances at Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, WEC general manager Reed Harris announced at the card’s post-fight press conference.

Jose Aldo became the WEC’s new featherweight champion on Wednesday with a second-round TKO of title-holder Mike Brown in the main event of WEC 44, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.

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 WEC has announced four bouts for the preliminary card of its WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo event on November 18, while two matchups between four MMA newcomers have been added to the undercard of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers on November 7.

A trio of bouts are in the works for November’s WEC 44 event, as featherweight contenders Diego Nunes and LC Davis, former lightweight champ Rob McCullough and Anthony Pettis, and 145-pounders Cub Swanson and John Franchi have reportedly agreed to fight on the card, according to MMAjunkie, Sherdog, and MMA Madness respectively.

WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown and challenger Jose Aldo are expected to headline the Versus-televised event, which is rumored to take place on November 11 at a location and venue to-be-determined.

Jens Pulver, Manny Gamburyan, WEC featherweight title challenger Urijah Faber, and 145-pound champion Mike Brown were the top earners at Sunday's WEC 41 event in Sacramento, according to figures today released by the California State Athletic Commission.

Mike Brown again got the best of Urijah Faber on Sunday at WEC 41, topping the former 145-pound title holder by unanimous decision to retain his title in the anticipated rematch which headlined the Versus-televised event at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

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WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown and challenger Urijah Faber came in under the 145-pound limit for their championship matchup, both tipping the scales at 143.5 pounds at the weigh-ins for Sunday's Versus-televised event in Sacramento, California.

Featherweights Jose Aldo (14-1) and Cub Swanson (13-2) will square off at WEC 41 on June 7th in Sacramento, California. Swanson confirmed the bout to MMAjunkie late last week.

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Featherweights Cub Swanson and Diego Nunes will square off at WEC 40 on April 5th in Chicago.
Swanson recently confirmed to MMA Junkie the bout agreements have been signed for the matchup.
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