Like any other UFC fighter, “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2” winner Leonardo Santos still dreams of having a belt around his waist, but he’s a bit puzzled as to what it might take to get there. Currently riding a four-fight winning streak and unbeaten in the UFC, the lightweight wanted a top-10 opponent for his return after a win over Adriano Martins at October’s UFC 204 event. He did what he could, putting in the request and issuing callouts, staying ready to hop in if higher-ranked competition became available. Tired of waiting, Santos (16-3-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) figured he might as well fight on the same card as current UFC featherweight champion and Nova Uniao stablemate Jose Aldo. And that meant taking on rising but unranked Olivier Aubin-Mercier (9-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at the UFC 212 pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro.
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