Quartet of UFC stars - Chael Sonnen, Mike McDonald, Travis Browne, Matt Brown - bring Boston to life - Telegraph It's my first UFC event, and I love it. The action, the crowd, we've taken the blueprint from the UFC and we'll be delivering well-matched, exciting fights," he implored, plugging Monday Night fights with Golden Boy Promotions. Four musketeer mixed martial artists - Sonnen, McDonald, Brown and Browne - deliver top trumps Chael Sonnen backed up his hype, stopping former UFC light-heavyweight champion Shogun Rua by guillotine choke in the first round of the main event. Even Sonnen looked a little take aback at his dominance of the once feared Brazilian striker. He then called for another Brazilian, Wanderlei Silva, to face him. Sonnen vs. Brazil will run and run. Mileage in this yet. Michael McDonald made a huge statement with a scintillating second round submission victory over teak-tough Brad Pickett, having knocked the Englishman from pillar to post in a brutal opening round with heavy counters - mainly left hands - and beautifully fluid movement. Pickett was down twice in the opening round, as McDonald showed power and precision with hands and feet. He remains a UFC bantamweight champion-in-waiting, in spite of having lost in a bid for the interim 135lb title against holder Renan Barao in London in February this year. A title shot could be his tomorrow. And if he loses, the day after. He's that good. "One Punch" Pickett and McDonald shared "Fight of The Night," the East Londoner rewarded for his tenacity and never-say-die attitude. McDonald admitted afterwards he had "never hit an opponent so hard, so many times" who was still standing. What McDonald did commendably was keep his composure throughout, taking his opportunity on the ground when he trapped Pickett's arm and head in a triangle choke, eventually forcing his foe to tap out. Reward for that moment was made plain when McDonald doubled his bonus awards with Submission of The Night. Brown and Browne on the rise... Then there was Browne the heavyweight and Brown the welterweight. Travis Browne made the statement of his career, battling back from genuine adversity and pain having been hurt to the body by knees in the first round to stop Alistair Overeem, whose finger grip on the top of the escarpment is faltering fast. The 6ft 7ins Hawaiian now moves inexorably to the top half of the heavyweight rankings ladder. Browne was quick to call out UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez in the Octagon after the contest. The barn door size fighter, not just with the knockout but by dint of his weathering the attacks from Overeem and coming back, truly enhanced his credentials. My body was shutting down in there, but my mind would not give in. No one has hurt me to the body like that before," he said afterwards. But Overeem, indeed, has been exposed as flakey if opponents do not wither from his attacks. Overeem, with his defeats to Browne, and before that Antonio Silva - also hurt but who fought back to defeat the Dutchman - has been exposed as an 'on top' fighter. It is also clear that Browne's working out of his strategy through with trainers Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn is having a major impact. The delight of the Albuquerque, New Mexico camp generals was visible afterwards. Matt Brown was equally as impressive. His ferocity, tenacity and aggression saw him all over Mike Pyle from the opening klaxon in their welterweight meeting. It took Brown - now on a 6-fight winning streak - 29 seconds to drop Pyle and put him away. It was a devastating finish - right hand, a knee, Pyle fell, and then two right hands to finish the affair. Brown, perhaps rightly, then called out Georges St Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion. GSP indeed, has a date with destiny - or Johnny Hendricks - in Las Vegas on November 16, but Brown will be tailing from now on. He really is impressive, swarming and vicious in equal measure. For their efforts, Brown and Browne were both awarded "Knockout of the Night." Conor McGregor shines on US debut but suggests he picked up knee injury Irish featherweight Conor McGregor looked magnificent on the feet in the opening round of his US fighting debut in the USA against Max Holloway, but had to revert to a ground game attack after an injury to his knee in the second round. McGregor, 25 had Holloway, 21, dismayed in the opening stanza, with dominant kicks, artistry, balance, and utter confidence. He will go on to become a great entertainer in the UFC, the scene even blacked out for his Octagon walk. But there was no disputing the result, with the three judges scoring the three-round bout 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26, one of the officials scoring the first round 10-8. Given his exacting standards and desire to please, McGregor was disappointed to have been taken the distance by the Hawaiian, who was not in trouble after the change of strategy. I felt great out there. I could've gone another 25 of those rounds if need be. I went to catch a kick early in the fight and when he bridged and rolled I heard my knee click and it just wasn't stable after that," said McGregor afterwards. I could feel it moving in and out of position which is why I had to switch gears and start taking him down. I'm not happy with my performance though, this is mixed martial arts and that's not the way I like to fight out there. I felt the finish coming before my knee went and they say he's one of the better strikers in the division. I'm just trying to prove that no one can stand with me in the Octagon. Night's other notes.... Urijah Faber continues to be at his brilliant best, comprehensively defeating Yuri Alcantara - who has come down two weight divisions to bantam - after weathering a desperate storm from the Brazilian in the opening two minutes. Mario Yamazaki failed to warn Alistair Overeem for use of the knee to the head when Travis Browne was on one knee against the Octagon wall. A career best performance from Michael Johnson against Joe Lauzon. Using great footwork and superior speed, he dominated Lauzon. Johnson slowed slightly in the second round, but this was a formidable display. RESULTS: main card Light Heavyweight Chael Sonnen def. Mauricio Rua Submission (guillotine choke) Round 1 4:47 Heavyweight Travis Browne def. Alistair Overeem KO (front kick and punches) Rd 1, 4:08 Bantamweight Urijah Faber def. Iuri Alcantara Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) Welterweight Matt Brown def. Mike Pyle KO (punches) Rd 1, 0:29 Middleweight John Howard def. Uriah Hall Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Joe Lauzon Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25) Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) Michael McDonald def. Brad Pickett Submission (triangle choke) Rd 2, 3:43 Featherweight Conor McGregor def. Max Holloway Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Steven Siler def. Mike Brown KO (punches) Rd 1, 0:50 Diego Brandao def. Daniel Pineda Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Preliminary card (shown on Facebook) Manvel Gamburyan def. Cole Miller Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Ovince St. Preux def. Cody Donovan KO (punches) Rd 1, 2:07 James Vick def. Ramsey Nijem Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:58 Bonus awards ($50,000):- Fight of The Night: Michael McDonald vs. Brad Pickett Knockout of The Night: Travis Browne and Matt Brown Submission of the Night: Michael McDonald and Chael Sonnen