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Olivier Aubin-Mercier looks to win two straight lightweight championships when he faces Clay Collard in the lightweight playoff finals at the 2023 PFL Championships.
November 24 may not just be the date of that fight, but it could also be the final day that Aubin-Mercier competes in an MMA fight, as the fighter is planning on taking a break from MMA before deciding what his future holds.
“(I think I’m tired of) fighting in general,” Aubin-Mercier told MMA Junkie Radio. “I love PFL, I love the format of PFL, but to fight eight times in two years is a lot, and it’s really demanding. At least, I need some vacation. I’ve never been as good as right now, and maybe it’s one of the reasons why I feel a little bit bad going away, but I need at least year (off).
“I don’t know if in a year if the motivation is going to be there and if I’m going to be as good as right now. If I don’t feel I’m the best version of myself, I won’t bother coming back. So let’s wait a little bit and let’s see what PFL says. I would like to fight in Montreal, that’s for sure, and I think that could be the only reason why I would maybe think to fight one more time.”
Aubin-Mercier, who also had a successful run in the UFC, has gone a perfect 9-0-0 thus far under the PFL banner.
If Aubin-Mercier was a betting man, it would appear that he would be betting on retiring once his bout with Collard has come to an end.
“I think there’s more of a chance that I’m done after this fight than I’m not done,” Aubin-Mercier said.
