The UFC has added another light heavyweight clash to UFC 197, as Marcos Rogerio de Lima faces Clint Hester on April 23. The Brazilian announced the bout on his social media following a report by MMA Premium.
de Lima (13-3-1), who competed on the third edition of TUF: Brazil as a heavyweight, suffered his first UFC loss to Nikita Krylov last August, dropping to 2-1 inside the Octagon following first-round knockouts over Richardson Moreira and Igor Pokrajac.
Hester (11-5) had an impressive start in the UFC, winning four straight with a pair of finishes after competing at TUF 17, but has his back against the wall after consecutive TKO losses to Robert Whittaker and Vitor Miranda in his most recent bouts.