Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Gilbert Burns Lightweight Scrap Rebooked for UFC 231

First fight added to #UFC231 in Toronto! The Gangster @OliAubin returns against @GilbertDurinho! pic.twitter.com/arcOzn9aVR

— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) August 23, 2018

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier is already scheduled for his next fight as he will take on Gilbert Burns at UFC 231, the Las Vegas-based promotion announced Friday, just weeks after Mercier’s loss to Alexander Hernandez.

Burns (14-3) and Mercier (11-3) were scheduled to fight at UFC on Fox 28 back in February, but Burns was forced out of the fight at the last minute due to weight cutting issues.

Both men are coming off of losses, with OAM losing to the aforementioned Hernandez in a relatively competitive fight last month, while Burns was knocked out for the first time against Dan Hooker at UFC 226 on July 7.

The lightweight division has quickly become a marquee weight class again with the return of former champion Conor McGregor taking on current title holder Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229; Dustin Poirier is set to take on Nate Diaz; the promotion announced Thursday that Tony Ferguson will lock horns with Anthony Pettis.

UFC 231 takes place on Dec. 8 in Toronto.