UFC Fight Night 26 results and photos: Matt Brown tears through Mike Pyle

BOSTON – Is six straight wins at welterweight good enough to get a title shot? Matt Brown now has posed the question, and he’ll wait for the UFC’s response.

Brown picked up the most dominant win of his nearly two-year run when he knocked out Mike Pyle – who had been on a run of his own – just 29 seconds into the first round. And afterward, he wondered if that might be good enough for a shot at the 170-pound title.

The welterweight bout took place today at UFC Fight Night 26 at Boston’s TD Garden. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and Facebook.

Brown opened with a leg kick, then a pair of jabs and a left hook to the body. A right hand landed flush, and Brown backed it up with a knee to the head.

With Pyle on the ground, Brown wasted no time. He landed six right hands on the ground – the latter three the ones that really mattered, leaving Pyle out cold.

“Mike Pyle is good enough to be champion – a lot of people don’t know that about him,” Brown said. “He’s better than (welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre), I can guarantee you that. Where you at, Georges?

“I knew Mike Pyle, how good he really is. So I was like, if I let him get comfortable in there, it’s going to be a dogfight. So let’s go balls to the wall, straight up. That’s how I fight anyway, so right on.”

St-Pierre defends his title in November against Johny Hendricks. Pyle currently is ranked No. 12 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings, with Brown an Honorable Mention. But there surely will be some shuffling following Brown’s dominant victory.

Brown (18-11 MMA, 11-5 UFC) won for the sixth straight time. Pyle (25-9-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC) had a four-fight win streak snapped and lost for the first time since a TKO from Rory MacDonald more than two years ago.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 26 results include:

• Matt Brown def. Mike Pyle via KO (punches) – Round 1, 0:29
• John Howard def. Uriah Hall via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
• Michael Johnson def. Joe Lauzon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
• Michael McDonald def. Brad Pickett via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:43
• Conor McGregor def. Max Holloway via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
• Steven Siler def. Mike Brown via KO (punches) – Round 1, 0:50
• Diego Brandao def. Daniel Pineda via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Manny Gamburyan def. Cole Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ovince St. Preux def. Cody Donovan via KO (punches) – Round 1, 2:07
• James Vick def. Ramsey Nijem via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:58

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 26, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

John Morgan and Steven Marrocco contributed to this report on-site in Boston.