The prelim card of UFC on ESPN+ 16: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 just wrapped up in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The headline for this portion of the card goes to Gilbert Burns, who impressed in a short-notice welterweight contest versus the highly-rated Russian Alexey Kunchenko. Burns stifled Kunchenko with a mix of leg kicks, takedowns, and heavy top control. The crowd didn’t like the gameplan versus the exciting, and previously undefeated, Kunchenko, but Burns didn’t care. The veteran picked up a win in the welterweight decision on just two weeks notice.
After that, one of the most meaningful results was the upset victory of non-ranked Marina Rodriguez over 8th ranked Tecia Torres in the strawweight division.