HALIFAX, NS - OCTOBER 4: (L-R) Olivier Aubin-Mercier of Canada punches Jake Lindsey in their welterweight bout at the Scotiabank Centre on October 4, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Photo by Nick Laham/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Some fighters refuse to get revved up or talk trash during UFC interviewers or photo sessions before a fight. As you can see above, however, UFC Fight Night lightweight and rising Canadian star Olivier Aubin-Mercier is not one of those fighters.
In Saskatoon this week for his Fight Night bout against Tony Sims, "The Quebec Kid" needed just the slightest prodding from a photographer to get psyched up. Then, he went ape.
Or something.
Sunday's fight with Sims is sure to be a tough one and we'll have to tune in to see who wins, but we can tell you one thing for certain - Aubin-Mercier will not lack intensity. Intensity!
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