WEC 44

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo
A poster or logo for WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo.
Information
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	November 18, 2009
Venue	The Pearl at The Palms
City	Paradise, Nevada
Attendance	1,835
Total gate	$131,200
Event chronology
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting. It took place on November 18, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Anthony Pettis was originally slated to face Rob McCullough at this event, but was forced from the bout due to an injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Karen Darabedyan.

A lightweight bout between Danny Castillo and Alex Karalexis was once attached to this event, though it was later scrapped. Both men remained on the card with new opponents, as Castillo was matched with Shane Roller, while Karalexis was expected to face the debuting Kamal Shalorus. However, Karalexis had to bow out of the Shalorus matchup due to a broken hand, and was replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Will Kerr.

The event drew an estimated 414,000 viewers on Versus.

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.