Yushin Okami drops two divisions to welterweight, meets Dhiego Lima at UFC on FOX 29

A welterweight bout between Dhiego Lima and Yushin Okami is the latest addition to April’s UFC on FOX 29 lineup.

UFC officials today announced the bout between Lima (12-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC) and Okami (34-11 MMA, 13-6 UFC).

UFC on FOX 29 will take place April 14 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix. The main card will air on FOX following prelims expected for FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Despite losing his past three UFC fights over two stints, Lima will get another chance at octagon success at UFC on FOX 29. The Brazilian, who is the brother of former Bellator champ Douglas Lima, struggled in his first UFC run but got a call back in 2017 as part of the “Redemption” season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series.

Lima made it to the finals of the 16-man tournament but ultimately lost to Jesse Taylor by second-round submission. The 29-year-old believes the outcome is tainted, though, because Taylor failed an out-of-competition drug test not long after the bout.

And speaking of forgettable UFC returns, Okami came back to the organization for a second stint on extremely short notice in September when he subbed in for the injured Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to fight Ovince Saint Preux at UFC Fight Night 117. “Thunder” offered little resistance in the fight, succumbing to a submission in less than two minutes.

Okami’s fight against Saint Preux took place in the light heavyweight division. Now the 36-year-old former UFC middleweight title challenger will drop two weight classes to 170 pounds for the clash with Lima.

With the addition, UFC on FOX 29 now includes:

• Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier
• Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit
• Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek
• John Moraga vs. Wilson Reis
• Dhiego Lima vs. Yushin Okami

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