D. Lima (photo) was coming off two consecutive technical knockouts. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
After appearing well in the 19th edition of The Ultimate Fighter, in which he took second place in the middleweight category, the Brazilian Dhiego Lima He was unable to repeat his good performances in the octagon of the largest MMA organization on the planet and is no longer part of the UFC's roster of athletes.
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The information was released by Dhiego himself, brother of the Bellator welterweight champion Douglas lima, on their social media profiles. “I had a wonderful vacation in Brazil with my family and I'm already returning to Atlanta. I no longer have a contract with the UFC and so I'm taking the rest of the year off from fighting to focus on training and our gym, to come back next year. Thanks to the UFC for the opportunities. I haven't been able to show what I can in my fights and I need some outside fights to rebuild myself and come back as an animal. I have great family, coaches and teammates behind me and I believe in God’s plans,” the fighter wrote.
At 26, Dhiego Lima has a professional record of 10 wins and four losses in MMA. The athlete from American Top Team Atlanta He debuted in the Octagon with a defeat to Eddie Gordon at TUF 19 Finale, but then recovered with a triumph over Jorge Blade at UFC Uberlândia. However, two new negative results, with technical knockouts suffered to Tim means e Jingliang Li ended up causing his dismissal.
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