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

Roller (6-2) is 3-1 in four WEC bouts, losing only to Ben Henderson while earning wins over Todd Moore, Mike Budnik, and Marcus Hicks.

Castillo (8-1) dropped his WEC debut to Donald Cerrone last June, but has rebounded to win three-straight over Rafael Dias, Phil Cardella, and Ricardo Lamas.

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Province was the lone fighter to test positive on the card, with Miguel Torres, Brian Bowles, Dominick Cruz, Takeya Mizugaki, Leonard Garcia, Shane Roller, Ed Ratcliff and Diego Nunes all passing their screenings for drugs of abuse and performance enhancing drugs.

Methasterone, a “designer steroid” sold in over-the-counter dietary supplements, was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances in 2005.

Province (6-1) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Diego Nunes in his WEC debut last December at WEC 37, before rebounding with a unanimous decision win over Paixao earlier this month.

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As MMAFrenzy.com reported earlier Monday, Bowles suffered a broken left hand in his main event first-round knockout of Torres and must have the injury cleared by a doctor if he hopes to return before the suspension ends on February 6, while Torres is suspended until October 9 for precautionary reasons.

Danny Castillo and L.C. Davis were also issued suspensions which could run until February 6, but like Bowles can be cleared by a doctor to return to action sooner.

The complete list of WEC 42 medical suspensions and injuries included:

• Brian Bowles: Left hand must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until February 6.
• Miguel Torres: Suspended until October 9 with no contact until September 24 for precautionary reasons.
• Danny Castillo: Left hand must be x-rayed and cleared and left knee must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor or suspended until February 6.
• Ricardo Lamas: Suspended until September 9 with no contact until August 31 for precautionary reasons.
• Leonard Garcia: Suspended until September 9 with no contact until August 31 for left infra-orbital laceration.
• Cole Province: Suspended until August 31 with no contact until August 24 for lacerations on nose.
• Shane Roller: Suspended until August 31 with no contact until August 24 for left upper-eyelid laceration.
• Marcus Hicks: Suspended until September 9 with no contact until August 31 for precautionary reasons.
• Phil Cardella: Suspended until August 31 with no contact until August 24 for lacerations on nose.
• Diego Nunes: Suspended until October 9 with no contact until September 24 for precautionary reasons.
• Rafael Dias: Suspended until August 31 with no contact until August 24 for lacerations on nose.
• L.C. Davis: Must be cleared by ophthalmologist or suspended until February 6. Minimum suspension until August 31 with no contact until August 24 for precautionary reasons.

Click here for WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles results and coverage.

Pictured: Miguel Torres (left) and Brian Bowles

Bowles ($18,000), Leonard Garcia ($24,000), Shane Roller ($20,000), and Rani Yahya ($16,000) were also among the top earners for the card, according to the official fighter salaries released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday.

The disclosed payroll for the Versus-televised event was$234,500.

In addition to the salaries listed below, which are simply the figures the WEC is required to report to the NSAC and exclude some taxes, fees, and payments such as sponsorships and bonuses, Bowles, Yahya, Dominick Cruz, and Joseph Benavidez each took home an extra $10,000 “Fight Night” bonus for their performances at the event.

“Knockout of the Night” went to Bowles for his first-round KO of Torres, “Submission of the Night” went to Yahya for his north-south choke submission of John Hosman on the WEC 42 prelims, and “Fight of the Night” was awarded to Cruz and Benavidez for their back-and-forth bantamweight scrap, which was won by Cruz via unanimous decision.

The official fighter salaries for WEC 42 were:

• Brian Bowles* ($18,000 – includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres ($25,000)
• Dominick Cruz* ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez ($12,500)
• Danny Castillo ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas ($4,000)
• Takeya Mizugaki ($12,000 – $6,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran ($8,000)
• Leonard Garcia ($24,000 – $12,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh ($3,000)
• Cole Province ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Fredson Paixao ($2,000)
• Shane Roller ($20,000 – $10,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Hicks ($8,000)
• Ed Ratcliff ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Phil Cardella ($3,000)
• Rani Yahya* ($16,000 – $8,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman ($3,000)
• Diego Nunes ($8,000 – $4,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dias ($4,000)
• L.C. Davis ($10,000 – $5,000 win bonus) def. Javier Vazquez ($6,000)

* Bowles, Yahya, Cruz, and Benavidez each received an additional $10,000 “Fight Night” bonus.

Pictured: Brian Bowles

Bowles rocked Torres early in round and also scored a takedown in the frame, but appeared to be in trouble as Torres landed a series of punches that forced him to backpedal. But Torres’ aggressiveness left an opening for Bowles, who connected with a right hook that dropped Torres to the canvas, where Bowles was able to quickly finish off the champ with a barrage of punches.

Bowles remains undefeated, improving his record to 8-0 following the surprising first-round knockout, while Torres falls to 37-2 after having his 17-fight win streak that dated back to early-2004 snapped.

In the WEC 42 co-main event, bantamweight contenders Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez engaged in an entertaining bout that saw Cruz pick up a unanimous decision victory to improve his record to 14-1 and extend his win streak to 5-straight.

Danny Castillo came from behind to score a second-round knockout of Ricardo Lamas on the WEC 42 main card, while Takeya Mizugaki picked up a questionable decision victory over Jeff Curran and Leonard Garcia topped Jameel Massouh at the Versus-televised event.

Rani Yahya earned the only stoppage on the six-bout WEC 42 preliminary card, submitting late-replacement John Hosman with a north-south choke in the opening-round of their matchup. In other prelim action, Shane Roller topped Marcus Hicks in a back-and-forth bout, LC Davis edged fellow Affliction-import Javier Vazquez, and Ed Ratcliff, Diego Nunes, and Cole Provice also picked up decision victories.

The complete results for WEC 42 were:

• Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres (c) via KO (punches) — Round 1, 3:57
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:15
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Cole Province def. Fredson Paixao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Shane Roller def. Marcus Hicks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Rani Yahya def. John Hosman via submission (north-south choke) — Round 1, 2:08
• Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• L.C. Davis def. Javier Vazquez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Follow along below for live results from the 11-bout card, which is currently in progress:

• Brian Bowles def. Miguel Torres (c) via KO (punches) — Round 1, 3:57
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:15
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Cole Province def. Fredson Paixao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Shane Roller def. Marcus Hicks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Rani Yahya def. John Hosman via submission (north-south choke) — Round 1, 2:08
• Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• L.C. Davis def. Javier Vazquez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

• WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Danny Castillo def. Ricardo Lamas via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:15
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Curran via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Leonard Garcia def. Jameel Massouh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Cole Province def. Fredson Paixao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ed Ratcliff def. Phil Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Rani Yahya def. John Hosman via submission (north-south choke) — Round 1, 2:08
• Diego Nunes def. Rafael Dias via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• L.C. Davis def. Javier Vazquez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Pictured: Miguel Torres and Brian Bowles

Both fighters weighed in at 134-pounds, one-pound under the 135-pound division limit, at the official weigh-ins, which were held at Body English at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Tomorrow’s event takes place at The Joint at the Hard Rock and airs live on Versus.

The rest of the 11-bout card also successfully made weight with the exception of lightweight Marcus Hicks, who weighed in at 159-pounds for his preliminary bout against Shane Roller. Roller will receive 15-percent of Hicks’ contracted purse and the fight will go on as scheduled.

The official weigh-in results for WEC 42 were:

MAIN CARD

• 135: Miguel Torres (c) (134) vs. Brian Bowles (134)
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• 135: Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Dominick Cruz (135)
• 155: Danny Castillo (156) vs. Ricardo Lamas (155)
• 135: Jeff Curran (136) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (135)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 145: Leonard Garcia (145) vs. Jameel Massouh (146)
• 145: Fredson Paixao (145) vs. Cole Province (146)
• 155: Marcus Hicks (159)* vs. Shane Roller (156)^
• 155: Phil Cardella (155) vs. Ed Ratcliff (155)
• 135: John Hosman (135) vs. Rani Yayha (136)
• 145: Rafael Dias (145) vs. Diego Nunes (145)
• 145: L.C. Davis (145) vs. Javier Vazquez (146)

* Hicks weighed in at 159-pounds on his only attempt and will lose 15-percent of his purse to Roller, with the fight going on as scheduled.
^ Roller weighed in at 157-pounds on his first try, but reached an acceptable 156-pounds without his fight shorts on a second attempt.

Remember: Fighters are granted a one-pound allowance for non-championship bouts.

[Weigh-in results via MMAjunkie]

Pictured: Miguel Torres