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The “WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo” event was held at the The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. The event was capped off with the crowning of a new WEC featherweight champion in Jose Aldo who defeated former champ Mike Brown in the second round by TKO.

“Fight Night” bonuses were handed out to Aldo, Roller, Swanson, and Franchi who all earned an extra $10,000 to their salaries. A total of $236,500 was payed out in fighter salaries for the event.

New champ Jose Aldo earned the “Knockout of the Night” bonus, Shane Roller picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, While Cub Swanson and John Franchi earned the “Fight of the Night” bonus.

The top earners for the event was Manny Gamburyan who earned $36,000 and Jose Aldo who earned $24,000.

The full payouts for WEC 44 include:

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

As always these numbers don’t include fight bonuses(such as fight of the night, ko of the night or submission of the night), sponsorships, or any other unofficial payments nor do they deduce such expenses as insurance and taxes.

Source: MMAjunkie.com