Gilbert Burns put himself on the map with a dominant unanimous-decision win over Tyron Woodley to close out UFC on ESPN 9 at the UFC's Apex facility in Las Vegas.
Burns put the former champion on notice early in the first. He floored Woodley with a quick uppercut after a knee to the body and quickly went to work on the ground and got to mount, where he opened up a nasty cut on his opponent.
The Brazilian looked to end the fight early on the ground with ground-and-pound and an arm-triangle attempt, but Woodley was able to work out of the disadvantageous position and survive the round.