Portland is ready for UFC Fight Night 96, but the card doesn’t come without some last-minute controversy.
For the fifth time in his UFC career, John Lineker missed weight. The main event bout was scheduled for the bantamweight division, but now it is forced into being a catchweight contest.
Also coming in overweight is Alex Oliveira (h/t MMAjunkie). The co-main event is also now a catchweight bout. Oliveira meets former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks.
The first fight of the evening gets underway at 7:15 p.m. ET. Bleacher Report will be chronicling the event from top-to-bottom. Come back for complete coverage of the UFC’s return to Portland.
UFC Fight Night 96 Main Card (Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m. ET)
- John Lineker vs. John Dodson
- Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira
- Josh Burkman vs. Zak Ottow
- Louis Smolka vs. Brandon Moreno
UFC Fox Sports 2 Prelims (9 p.m. ET)
- Luis Henrique da Silva vs. Joachim Christensen
- Hacran Dias vs. Andre Fili
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Walt Harris
- Keita Nakamura vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
UFC Fight Pass Prelims (7:15 p.m. ET)
- Nate Marquardt vs. Tamdan McCrory
- Jonathan Wilson vs. Ion Cutelaba
- Cody East vs. Curtis Blaydes
- Kelly Faszholz vs. Ketlen Vieira
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