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UFC fines Marcos Rogerio de Lima 30 percent of purse after repeat weight miss

Marcos Rogerio de Lima missed weight for his second straight UFC fight on Friday, and for doing so, he got an extra-large fine.

Lima came in at 210 pounds for his scheduled UFC Fight Night 108 light heavyweight bout in Nashville against Ovince Saint Preux, who hit the 206 mark on the nose.

While fighters are generally fined 20 percent of their purse by the overseeing state athletic commission, the UFC has contractual authority to up the amount of the fine when circumstances dictate. So Lima who had missed weight by 3.5 pounds for his Jan.