Olivier Aubin-Mercier was game as always on Saturday night, unafraid to take the fight to Gilbert Burns in their UFC 231 lightweight matchup.
But Burns was simply better.
Burns scored knockdowns in each of the first two rounds and a takedown in the third and cruised to victory at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The judges’ scores were a pair of 30-27s and a questionable 29-28.
Burns set the tone for the fight in the opening round by dropping Aubin-Mercier with a big left hook. He got Aubin-Mercier’s back and worked for a submission, but OAM managed to fend him off until the horn sounded.