Clay
Collard isn’t surprised he’s going to go up against
Professional Fighters League 2022 lightweight king Olivier
Aubin-Mercier Friday at the
2023 PFL Championships.
Coming off a dominant unanimous decision victory against Shane
Burgos in August at 2023 PFL 9, Collard (24-10) is set to meet
Mercier (20-5) for the lightweight strap inside the Smart Cage on
Nov. 24 at The Anthem in Washington D.C.
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Mercier, on the other hand, is currently undefeated in the
promotion and will enter the bout with Collard on the heels of
back-to-back finishes against Bruno
Miranda and Anthony
Romero.
Considering the hectic schedule fighters deal with when competing
in a playoff setting, Collard was asked by Sherdog.com if he’s had
enough time to come up with a game plan for the reigning
lightweight champion.
“So, I mean, we’re definitely going to cater a little bit towards
OAM’s fighting style. We’re going to work on different things for
different individual fighters. So, I’ve had my eyes on Mercier
since the beginning of the season. I kind of predicted that it was
going to be me and him in the finals. So, I’ve been working on how
to beat him and making game plans on how to beat him since the
start of this year. So, yeah, we got a game plan; we got our
tricks, we’re going to work hard and we’re going to be ready.”
Tudor Leonte contributed to this item.