MMA Odds and Ends for Wednesday: Olivier Aubin-Mercier meets Leonardo Santos at UFC 212 in Brazil

480 Olivier Aubin-Mercier meets Leonardo Santos at UFC 212 in Brazil UFC officials announced Tuesday that TUF Nations finalist Olivier Aubin-Mercier will battle Leonardo Santos at UFC 212 on June 3rd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Aubin-Mercier (9-2) heads into this matchup off back-to-back submission victories over Thibault Gouti and Drew Dober. The 28-year-old Canadian has gone 5-1 in the Octagon, with his lone loss coming to Carlos Diego Ferreira last year at UFC on FOX 18. Santos (16-3-1) won Season 2 of TUF Brazil and has remained undefeated in the UFC with a perfect 5-0-1 mark. The 37-year-old is coming off a split-decision win over Adriano Martins at UFC 204 this past October. With this lightweight matchup, here’s an updated look at the card… Jose Aldo (c) vs. Max Holloway (ic) – featherweight title unification bout Kelvin Gastelum vs. Anderson Silva Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Johnny Eduardo vs. Matthew Lopez Marco Beltran vs. Deiveson Alcantra Figueiredo Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Eric Spicely Paulo Borrachinha vs. Oluwale Bamgbose Yancy Medeiros vs. Erick Silva Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Leonardo Santos UFC 210 Embedded – Episode #1  UFC 210 Embedded – Episode #2

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