UFC 207 results: Alex Garcia gives Mike Pyle worst belated Christmas gift ever with 1-punch KO

LAS VEGAS – Mike Pyle tried to use his technique to contain the threat of Alex Garcia’s power. But just a momentary slip cost him his consciousness.

After winging heavy hooks seemingly without regard, Garcia (14-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) found his range and laid out Pyle (27-13-1 MMA, 10-8 UFC) in the first round to seal a highlight-reel win.

The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 207 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following an additional prelim on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on pay-per-view.

The fight came to a vicious end at the 3:34 mark of the opening frame as Pyle’s head bounced off the canvas from a right hook. He was out before he hit the canvas.

Early on, Pyle had worked smart counters to Garcia’s power punches. The strategy had mixed success. Garcia managed to out-quick his opponent and land a big kick to the body before putting him on the mat with a takedown. Pyle managed to right himself and covered up for the heavy hooks that followed.

The one he missed, however, was all it took to end the bout. Garcia rebounds after a TKO loss to Sean Strickland in his previous outing, while the 41-year-old Pyle drops to 2-5 and faces of how long he’ll be able to hang on in the sport.

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(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Las Vegas.)