Olivier Aubin-Mercier may only be 26 years old, but time waits for no one, especially prizefighters, so there will eventually come the day when he will have to address the nickname “The Quebec Kid.”
“It’s funny because I talked about this, and maybe sometime if I’m going to fight for the belt or win the belt, I can change my nickname to ‘The Quebec Man’ or something like that,” he laughs, already a step ahead of the game.
The Montreal native’s ability to see moves before anyone else does has led him to victories in all but one of his eight pro fights, and that success, coupled with a quick wit and a high upside in the sport, has him representing Canada as one of the group of UFC athletes signed to Reebok, something he wasn’t exactly expecting.