LAS VEGAS – In addition to a featherweight championship belt, newly crowned WEC title-holder Jose Aldo will return home to Brazil with a $10,000 bonus check.
Aldo earned the “Knockout of the Night” award, Shane Roller picked up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Cub Swanson and John Franchi each nabbed a “Fight of the Night” check for their performances at Wednesday’s “WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo” event. Each bonus was worth $10,000.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the winners and award
amounts in the post-fight press conference for WEC 44, which took place
at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and aired on
Versus.