The official fighter salaries for WEC 44: "Brown vs. Aldo" were recently released from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The event took place this past Wednesday, on Nov. 18, from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV.

The event's top earner was co-main event winner Manny Gamburyan, who pocketed $36,000. TUF 5 runner-up Gamburyan defeated fellow former UFC lightweight Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision.

Newly-crowned WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was the second biggest earner, taking home $26,000 for his second-round TKO win over former champion Mike Brown. Aldo also pocketed an extra $10,000, as he was awarded the "Knockout of the Night" fight night bonus.

Others top earners from the event included Shane Roller ($24,000), Rob McCullough ($20,000), Cub Swanson ($18,000) and Mike Brown (15,000).

Also of note, Main card fighter Shane Roller and preliminary card fighters Cub Swanson and John Franchi each earned an additional $10,000, as they were awarded the other fight night bonuses. Roller took home "Submission of the Night" for his third-round submission win over Danny Castillo. Swanson and Franchi were awarded "Fight of the Night" for their three round war, which saw Swanson walk away with the third-round submission win.

Below is the complete list of WEC 44 payouts:

Jose Aldo - $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Mike Brown - $15,000
Aldo defeated Brown by second-round TKO

Manny Gamburyan - $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Leonard Garcia - $14,000
Garmburyan defeated Garcia by unanimous decision

Karen Darabedyan - $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Rob McCullough - $20,000
Darabedyan defeated McCullough by split decision

Shane Roller - $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Danny Castillo - $9,500
Roller defeated Castillo by third-round submission

Kamal Shalorus - $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Will Kerr - $2,000
Shalorus defeated Kerr by first-round TKO

L.C. Davis - $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Diego Nunes - $5,000
Davis defeated Nunes by unanimous decision

Cub Swanson - $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
John Franchi - $4,000
Swanson defeated Franchi by third-round submission

Antonio Banuelos - $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Kenji Osawa - $6,000
Banuelos defeated Osawa by unanimous decision

Ricardo Lamas - $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
James Krause - $2,000
Lamas defeated Krause by unanimous decision

Frank Gomez - $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Seth Dikun - $3,000
Gomez defeated Dikun by unanimous decision

Total fighter payout: $236,500.

Keep in mind that these listed salaries do not include locker room bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, managers, trainers and other fighter expenses.