On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, the WEC returns to Las Vegas with WEC 44 - Brown vs. Aldo. The event will serve as the lead act of a Zuffa double-header in Sin City this week, as UFC 106 will also be in town three nights later. WEC 44 will take place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event of the card will be a highly-anticipated featherweight title fight between current champion Mike Thomas Brown and the #1 contender Jose Aldo.