Olivier-Aubin Mercier is set to take on Gilbert Burns in a lightweight bout at UFC 231 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Centre on Dec. 8, the UFC announced Thursday.
Aubin-Mercier is looking to recover from his loss against Alex Hernandez at UFC on FOX 30. Burns is also looking to regain momentum after his loss against Dan Hooker at UFC 226, which ended a two-fight win streak.
This is the UFC’s second attempt to book OAM vs. Burns. The bout was originally slated for UFC on FOX 28, but doctors pulled Burns from the bout during fight week, claiming he was medically unfit to cut weight for the bout.