The happy demeanor Dhiego Lima carries with him into a room isn’t unexpected. In fact, it’s pretty par for the course. With that said, it seems like an extra sense of relief is piggybacking that usual joy.
It makes sense considering his last fight ended in a first-round KO over Chad Laprise at UFC 231, his UFC first win since November 2014.
Lima called the win a “big monkey” off his back and a well-earned sense of relief. Since that last UFC win, he fought in Legacy FC and Titan FC before finding himself back in the TUF house for The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption.