December 16, 2024 6: 00 pm ET
TAMPA, Fla. – Felipe Lima moved to 2-0 at featherweight in just a few months after his win at UFC on ESPN 63.
But the 145-pound division probably doesn’t have a new prospect on its hands. Instead, after his win over Miles Johns (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Lima (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) said his plan is to move back to bantamweight – where he wants to win a title.
“I want to take my time, of course,” Lima said at his post-fight news conference. “We’re going to say yes to all the (names) that come. We’re going to be right for everything and let it flow. (Whatever name) comes, we’re going to grab it.
“One day I’ll move up, but right now I’m ’35. My goal is to be a bantamweight champion one day.”
Lima was the Oktagon MMA bantamweight champion when he signed with the UFC earlier th