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Injured Marcos Rogerio de Lima will move up to heavyweight following second weight miss

Marcos Rogerio de Lima is done with fighting at light heavyweight after missing weight a second time in the UFC.

“Pezao" missed weight by five pounds for his UFC Fight Night 108 clash with Ovince St. Preux in Nashville, three months after weighing in at 209.6 for his bout with Jeremy Kimball in Denver.

de Lima, who competed as a heavyweight on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4, has decided to move back up after racking up a 3-3 record at light heavyweight.

“It's not healthy for me to fight at this weight,” Lima told MMA Fighting.