While neither The Ultimate Fighter Nations final panned out as a nation vs. nation match-up, there was no importance lost on the significance of the welterweight fight between Canadians Chad Laprise and Olivier Aubin-Mercier . Each put his unblemished professional record on the line on Wednesday night at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. Both men looked keyed up as the fight began, but Laprise quickly established control, landing much more fluid strikes than Aubin-Mercier, and stuffing a couple takedown attempts. Laprise continued to outstrike Aubin-Mercier to start the second round, but Aubin-Mercier finally secured a takedown.
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