The UFC made their debut on the FOX Sports 1 network Saturday night, putting forth an action-packed card at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen showed that he is still a top-tier talent at 36-years-old, making short work of former 205-pound champ Mauricio Rua in the main event of the evening.

Outside of that bout, there is still plenty to talk about, with two bantamweight contenders proving their elite status in the division and one knockout artist putting the welterweight division on notice.

Conversely, two big names on the UFC roster turned out to be, literally and figuratively, two of the biggest busts the company has ever seen.

Let’s evaluate who the biggest winner and losers are from Saturday night.

BIGGEST WINNER

Chael Sonnen – “The American Gangster” is all talk. Chael Sonnen can’t win any big fights. Looks like the Oregonian proved his critics very wrong this weekend.

Sonnen controlled the majority of the action before locking up a fight ending guillotine choke at the end of the first round. 

Even though Sonnen called out rival Wanderlei Silva after the victory, that didn’t stop Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis from asking to be matched up with “Uncle Chael” next. Like it or not, Sonnen could be one big win away from another title shot.

WINNER

Matt Brown – Don’t look now, but Matt Brown has now won six in a row, five of which were knockouts. He made 35-fight veteran Mike Pyle look like an amateur Saturday night, putting his lights out in just 29 seconds.

Brown may not be quite ready for a title showdown with Georges St-Pierre just yet, but he’s certainly done more than enough to be deserving of a title eliminator fight.

WINNER

Urijah Faber – Fans can complain all they want about Faber getting undeserved title shots, but the bottom line is the Team Alpha Male standout has never lost a non-title bout and continues to look impressive at 34-years-old.

“The California Kid” weathered an early storm from a game Iuri Alcantara and controlled the fight with his superior grappling and ground-and-pound.  A fight with Michael McDonald would make a lot of sense right now.

WINNER

Travis Browne – Hard to pick just four winners on a night where so many fighters exceeded expectations, but it’s impossible to ignore Travis Browne’s knockout of former Strikeforce and K-1 champ, Alistair Overeem.

Browne was getting soundly outstruck for the first two minutes of the bout, getting dangerously close to being finished on several occasions. Somehow, “Hapa” hung tough and finished Overeem with a front kick. A title eliminator with Fabricio Werdum could be a barnburner.

BIGGEST LOSER

Alistair Overeem – “The Demolition Man” has had his moments in all three of his UFC appearances, but the facts are that his record is just 1-2 inside the Octagon and he has now suffered back-to-back knockouts.

Overeem is the definition of a talent that never lived up to the hype, despite an impressive career in Strikeforce and Pride.

The UFC is unlikely to cut the hulking heavyweight, but his days as a title contender are long gone. A matchup with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira would like still pique fan interest.

LOSER

Uriah Hall – The Uriah Hall hype train hasn’t just derailed, its already been engulfed in flames and exploded.

Despite being ultra impressive on The Ultimate Fighter, Hall has looked atrocious in both of his UFC appearances, showing a very low fight IQ and none of the aggression he had on the reality show. Don’t be surprised if the UFC let’s Hall walk after his loss to John Howard.

LOSER

Mauricio Rua – The former UFC light heavyweight and Pride Middleweight Grand Prix champion showed us that he doesn’t have much gas left in the tank.

While Sonnen is certainly no slouch by any stretch of the imagination, he is a fighter best suited for middleweight and isn’t known for his submissions. Rua may want to consider calling it a career at this point, with just a 5-6 record inside the UFC.

LOSER

Joe Lauzon – The Boston native certainly didn’t have the homecoming he had hoped for, as he was badly beaten by Michael Johnson for 15 minutes.

Lauzon has now lost three of his past four bouts and despite being tied on the all-time list of UFC post-fight bonuses, it seems obvious that all the battles Lauzon has engaged in over the years have taken their toll. “J-Lau” is in a difficult position now given that Johnson was supposed to be an “easy win” for him.