UFC lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier (11-2) impressed in his last fight, at UFC 223 in April, by finishing the veteran Evan Dunham in just under a minute. The ‘Canadian Gangster’ ended Dunham’s night with a series of body shots,punches and knees, resulting in a quick TKO.
It was the first knockout win of Aubin-Mercier’s seven year professional career (he does have eight submission victories). When asked by Bloody Elbow whether he was relieved to have gotten his first stoppage via strikes as a pro, Aubin-Mercier said simply, “I don’t care.”
“I’m just happy it happened, but I wouldn’t mind if I had no KOs in my entire career, to tell you the truth,” continued the former finalist of TUF Nations: Canada vs.