TUF Nations Alumni Added To UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh
A lightweight division affair is the latest bout added to UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh as Tony Martin is going to be seeing action against Oliveir Aubin-Mercier.
Martin (12-3-0) enters the fight riding a three fight winning streak, defeating the trio of Felipe Olivieri, Alex White and Johnny Case. Martin hasn’t suffered a defeat in well over two years, with that last defeat coming to Leonardo Santos at UFC Fight Night 62. Martin also went undefeated during his time as an amateur,
Aubin-Mercier (9-2-0) enters the fight riding a two fight winning streak, having defeated the duo of Thibault Gouiti and Drew Dober. Aubin-Mercier was the runner up on the UFC Ultimate Fighter Nations, losing to Chad Laprise in the finals. Aubin-Mercier is competing for the first time this year, as his last bout was a win over the aforementioned Dober at UFC 206 in December of 2016.
UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh takes place on Saturday, September 16 from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Luke Rockhold and David Branch headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on Fox Sports 1.
