Watch WEC 44 Mike Brown vs Jose Aldo Live Streaming

The card, which is headlined by the WEC featherweight title bout between Mike Brown and Jose Aldo, airs live on VERSUS beginning at 9:00pm ET.

Neither Brown nor Aldo, who both have not lost in nearly four years, has gone overboard to publicly praise the other guy’s game. Yet there is plenty to praise about their respective skill sets. The heavy-handed Brown is sort of like a lighter weight version of Brock Lesnar -- but with much more polished striking, a much more dynamic and dangerous ground game, and significantly more experience in the cage. That is to say, Brown, skill-wise, is what Lesnar could be if the UFC heavyweight champ continues to develop over the next several years. What makes Brown-Aldo so compelling and intriguing are the litany of difficult questions that surround the bout. There are subplots galore: It’s the classical battle of incredible speed versus tremendous strength and youth versus experience. Other variables deepen the intrigue.