Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos DENVER – Marcos Rogerio de Lima ’s decision to arrive in Colorado 15 days early to prepare for Denver’s altitude certainly paid off at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 23 event. But at Friday’s weigh-ins, the story was different. After getting back to the win column with a first-round TKO victory over UFC newcomer Jeremy Kimball (14-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC), de Lima (15-4-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) said the altitude was the reason why he came in 3.6 pounds over the light-heavyweight limit. “On the weight, some things happened, and (it was) pretty tough to reach weight in altitude,” de Lima said through interpreter Alex Davis. “We didn’t understand that correctly.
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