Mercado reflected on nearly getting the fight against Curiel, after Alexis Rocha was hospitalized the day of the weigh-in. Jordan Panthen ended up filling in for Rocha, losing a competitive unanimous decision. The call, though, brought some excitement to Mercado, who is unbeaten since a 2021 defeat against Artur Biyarslanov, the only loss of his career.
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