Vice of TUF Brasil 4, Dileno Lopes is fired from UFC

Dileno was runner-up on TUF Brasil 4. Photo: Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC

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Runner-up of TUF Brazil 4, Dileno Lopes He is no longer a UFC fighter. The Amazon native was dismissed from the main MMA organization on the planet after suffering two defeats in two fights in the octagon last year.

The information was anticipated on the “Combate” channel website. At 31 years old, Dileno, representing the Nova União academy, was a finalist in the TUF bantamweight tournament in 2015, when he beat Renato Mônaco, Bruno Bulldog e Matheus Nicolau. In the decision, at UFC 190, he was defeated by Reginaldo Vieira in the unanimous decision of the judges.

Then, Dileno received another opportunity in the UFC. In July this year, the athlete faced Anthony Birchack at UFC Fight Night 90, in Las Vegas (USA), but ended again with a negative result – better for the North American, winner in the judges' split decision.

Dileno has been fighting MMA professionally since 2007, and since then, he has accumulated a professional record of 18 wins and three losses.

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