John Lineker misses weight for record fifth time – UFC Portland
John Lineker misses weight for record fifth time – UFC Portland
For the fifth time in his professional mixed martial arts career John Lineker has missed weight. Lineker forfeits 20 percent of his purse to John Dodson for coming in at 136.5 for their UFC Fight Night 96 main event fight tomorrow night in Portland, Oregon.
After missing weight four times at flyweight (125-pounds) Lineker was forced to move up to bantamweight (135-pounds). He had three successful weigh-in attempts at the new weight class, until today.
According to MMAJunkie: “Lineker waited until the last possible minute in the two-hour weigh-ins window to step on the scale. When he did, with the aid of a towel and no clothing, he was 136.5 pounds, putting him a half-pound over the limit. In the UFC’s new early weigh-ins, there is no allowance given for extra time to make weight.”
Official UFC Fight Night 96 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 11 p.m. ET)
John Lineker (136.5)* vs. John Dodson (135)
Will Brooks (156) vs. Alex Oliveira (161.5)**
Josh Burkman (170) vs. Zak Ottow (171)
Louis Smolka (126) vs. Brandon Moreno (126)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2, 9 p.m. ET)
Joachim Christensen (205) vs. Luis Henrique da Silva (206)
Hacran Dias (148.5)*** vs. Andre Fili (146)
Shamil Abdurakhimov (256) vs. Walt Harris (254)
Keita Nakamura (170.5) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:15 p.m. ET)
Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Tamdan McCrory (185)
Ion Cutelaba (206) vs. Jonathan Wilson (205)
Curtis Blaydes (265.5) vs. Cody East (261)
Kelly Faszholz (134.5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (136)
* Lineker missed was a half-pound over the bantamweight limit and forfeits 20 percent of his show money to Dodson.
** Oliveira was 5.5 pounds over the lightweight limit and forfeits 20 percent of his show money to Brooks.
*** Dias was 2.5 pounds over the featherweight limit and forfeits 20 percent of his show money to Fili.
