World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) today finalized it's card for WEC 44: "Brown vs. Aldo," which is set to go down on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on the Versus Network from "The Pearl" at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.
The title of the event speaks for itself as WEC 44 will feature a main event featherweight title bout between the champion from American Top Team, Mike Thomas Brown and perhaps his most difficult challenger to date in feared Brazilian striker, Jose "Junior" Aldo.
Former UFC lightweights Manny "The Pitbull" Gamburyan and Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia are also scheduled to hook 'em up in a battle of 145 pound contenders in the co-featured fight of the evening.
Check out the complete lineup for WEC 44 below:
Main event:
145 lbs.: WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas Brown (22-4) vs. Jose
"Junior" Aldo (15-1)
Main card (Televised):
145 lbs.: Manny "Pitbull" Gamburyan (9-4) vs. Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia (13-4)
155 lbs.: "Razor" Rob McCullough (17-5) vs. Anthony "Showtime" Pettis (7-0)
155 lbs.: Shane Roller (6-2) vs. Danny Castillo (8-1)
Under card (May not be broadcast):
145 lbs.: L.C. Davis (14-2) vs. Diego "The Gun" Nunes (13-0)
145 lbs.: John Franchi (5-1) vs. Cub Swanson (13-3)
155 lbs.: James Krause (10-1) vs. Ricardo Lamas (6-1)
135 lbs.: Frank Gomez (7-1) vs. Seth Dikun (7-3)
155 lbs.: Alex Karalexis (10-4) vs. Kamal Shalorus (4-0-1)
135 lbs.: Antonio Banuelos (16-5) vs. Kenji Osawa (15-8-2)
As always, MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of WEC 44, beginning with the Versus telecast at 9 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action on fight night.
We’re still about a month away from showtime; therefore, feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on "Brown vs. Aldo" in the comments section below. And remember that MMAmania.com will be the spot for the latest news and event-related highlights before, during and after the event.
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