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John Lineker vs. John Dodson Announced As Headliner For UFC Fight Night 96

UFC announced the official main event for their upcoming return to Portland, Oregon, as John Lineker and John Dodson will meet in the headline spot at UFC Fight Night 96.

Scheduled to take place on October 1st, Lineker-Dodson will headline the FS1 e…

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UFC announced the official main event for their upcoming return to Portland, Oregon, as John Lineker and John Dodson will meet in the headline spot at UFC Fight Night 96.

Scheduled to take place on October 1st, Lineker-Dodson will headline the FS1 event, which emanates from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

UFC wrote the following regarding the Lineker-Dodson main event:

“Top bantamweight contenders will square off in Portland, Oregon on Oct. 1, as hard-hitting John Lineker faces “The Magician” John Dodson in a five-round main event at Moda Center. The UFC Fight Night card will air on FOX Sports 1. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Aug. 26.

“New Mexico’s Dodson, a former Ultimate Fighter winner, is a two-time world title challenger at 125 pounds who returned to bantamweight in April with a blistering 37-second knockout of Manny Gamburyan. Now ranked ninth at 135 pounds, Dodson will face another ex-flyweight standout in Brazil’s Lineker, who has won three straight in his bantamweight run. Fresh off a Performance of the Night knockout of Michael McDonald, the No. 5-ranked “Hands of Stone” could make another statement with a victory in October.”

John Dodson vs John Lineker Headlines UFC Fight Night Portland

A pivotal contest has been made in the UFC’s bantamweight division. UFC officials have announced, courtesy of FOX Sports, that 135-pounders John Dodson and John Lineker will go head-to-head in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Portland, Oregon on October 1st. Lineker (28-7) is currently on a three-fight win streak since returning to

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A pivotal contest has been made in the UFC’s bantamweight division.

UFC officials have announced, courtesy of FOX Sports, that 135-pounders John Dodson and John Lineker will go head-to-head in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Portland, Oregon on October 1st.

Lineker (28-7) is currently on a three-fight win streak since returning to the bantamweight division, most recently coming off of a first round knockout win over Michael MacDonald in the main event of UFC Fight Night 91 this past July.

‘Hands of Stone’ currently sits at the No. 5-ranked position in the UFC’s bantamweight rankings, and will be looking to campaign for a title bout against 135-pound champ Dominick Cruz with a win over Dodson.

Dodson (18-7) just recently made his return to the bantamweight division with a first round thrashing of Manvel Gamburyan at UFC on FOX 19 this past April, and is looking to make another huge statement with a potential win over Lineker.

‘The Magician’ is a former two-time title challenger in the 125-pound division, but was unsuccessful in his two attempts against division kingpin Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. Dodson’s two losses to Johnson have been the only defeats on his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record for the past seven years.

Johnson and Lineker will main event UFC Fight Night Portland on October 1, 2016, and tickets will go on sale Friday August 26, 2016.

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UFC Rankings Update: Cormier Passes McGregor On Pound-For-Pound List

In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts. First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier

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In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts.

First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier overtook featherweight champion at the No. 5 spot despite a lackluster win over Anderson Silva at UFC 200, pushing ‘The Notorious’ down to No. 6 heading into his awaited rematch with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas.

The other big move came in the form of streaking bantamweight John Lineker’s debut on the 235-pound top five following his scintillating knockout of Michael McDonald in the UFC Fight Night 91 main event. ‘Hands of Stone’ came in at No. 5 and forced ‘Mayday’ down to No. 7.

Rising flyweight prospect Louis Smolka also found himself in the top 10 for the first time after he battered and bloodied Ben Nguyen in a first-round finish in South Dakota.

The only other significant movement came at women’s bantamweight, where Ashlee Evans-Smith rose two spots to No. 13 without fighting and Katlyn Chookagian debuted on the 135-pound rankings at No. 15 following her debut win over Lauren Murphy in Sioux Falls.

Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Jon Jones
4 Robbie Lawler
5 Daniel Cormier
6 Conor McGregor
7 Jose Aldo
8 Eddie Alvarez
9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
10 Stipe Miocic
11 Michael Bisping
12 Luke Rockhold
13 Rafael Dos Anjos
14 Frankie Edgar
15 TJ Dillashaw

FLYWEIGHT
Champion : Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
4 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 Zach Makovsky
7 Wilson Reis
8 Ali Bagautinov
9 Louis Smolka
10 John Moraga
11 Matheus Nicolau
12 Dustin Ortiz
13 Justin Scoggins
14 Ray Borg
15 Sergio Pettis

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 John Lineker
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Michael McDonald
8 Cody Garbrandt
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Frankie Saenz
13 Johnny Eduardo
14 Jimmie Rivera
15 Eddie Wineland

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Chad Mendes
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega
11 Hacran Dias
12 Darren Elkins
13 Yair Rodriguez
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri
15 Mirsad Bektic

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael Dos Anjos
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz
5 Donald Cerrone
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Dustin Poirier
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Michael Johnson
11 Beneil Dariush
12 Will Brooks
13 Al Iaquinta
14 Rashid Magomedov
15 Evan Dunham

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Robbie Lawler
1 Stephen Thompson
2 Rory MacDonald
3 Demian Maia
4 Tyron Woodley
5 Carlos Condit
6 Kelvin Gastelum
7 Neil Magny
8 Johny Hendricks
9 Matt Brown
10 Rick Story
11 Dong Hyun Kim
12 Gunnar Nelson
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Donald Cerrone
15 Thiago Alves

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Gegard Mousasi
8 Lyoto Machida
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Tim Kennedy
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson
14 Rafael Natal
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Brock Lesnar
9 Mark Hunt
10 Josh Barnett
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Roy Nelson
13 Frank Mir
14 Stefan Struve
15 Ruslan Magomedov

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion : Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
6 Jessica Andrade
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Maryna Moroz
9 Valerie Letourneau
10 Paige VanZant
11 Michelle Waterson
12 Jessica Penne
13 Randa Markos
14 Jessica Aguilar
15 Juliana Lima

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Amanda Nunes
1 Miesha Tate
2 Holly Holm
3 Ronda Rousey
4 Julianna Pena
5 Cat Zingano
6 Sara McMann
7 Valentina Shevchenko
8 Liz Carmouche
9 Raquel Pennington
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
14 Marion Reneau
15 Katlyn Chookagian *NR

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UFC Rankings Update: Cormier Passes McGregor On Pound-For-Pound List

In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts. First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier

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In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts.

First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier overtook featherweight champion at the No. 5 spot despite a lackluster win over Anderson Silva at UFC 200, pushing ‘The Notorious’ down to No. 6 heading into his awaited rematch with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas.

The other big move came in the form of streaking bantamweight John Lineker’s debut on the 235-pound top five following his scintillating knockout of Michael McDonald in the UFC Fight Night 91 main event. ‘Hands of Stone’ came in at No. 5 and forced ‘Mayday’ down to No. 7.

Rising flyweight prospect Louis Smolka also found himself in the top 10 for the first time after he battered and bloodied Ben Nguyen in a first-round finish in South Dakota.

The only other significant movement came at women’s bantamweight, where Ashlee Evans-Smith rose two spots to No. 13 without fighting and Katlyn Chookagian debuted on the 135-pound rankings at No. 15 following her debut win over Lauren Murphy in Sioux Falls.

Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Jon Jones
4 Robbie Lawler
5 Daniel Cormier
6 Conor McGregor
7 Jose Aldo
8 Eddie Alvarez
9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
10 Stipe Miocic
11 Michael Bisping
12 Luke Rockhold
13 Rafael Dos Anjos
14 Frankie Edgar
15 TJ Dillashaw

FLYWEIGHT
Champion : Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
4 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 Zach Makovsky
7 Wilson Reis
8 Ali Bagautinov
9 Louis Smolka
10 John Moraga
11 Matheus Nicolau
12 Dustin Ortiz
13 Justin Scoggins
14 Ray Borg
15 Sergio Pettis

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 John Lineker
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Michael McDonald
8 Cody Garbrandt
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Frankie Saenz
13 Johnny Eduardo
14 Jimmie Rivera
15 Eddie Wineland

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Chad Mendes
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega
11 Hacran Dias
12 Darren Elkins
13 Yair Rodriguez
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri
15 Mirsad Bektic

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael Dos Anjos
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz
5 Donald Cerrone
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Dustin Poirier
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Michael Johnson
11 Beneil Dariush
12 Will Brooks
13 Al Iaquinta
14 Rashid Magomedov
15 Evan Dunham

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Robbie Lawler
1 Stephen Thompson
2 Rory MacDonald
3 Demian Maia
4 Tyron Woodley
5 Carlos Condit
6 Kelvin Gastelum
7 Neil Magny
8 Johny Hendricks
9 Matt Brown
10 Rick Story
11 Dong Hyun Kim
12 Gunnar Nelson
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Donald Cerrone
15 Thiago Alves

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Gegard Mousasi
8 Lyoto Machida
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Tim Kennedy
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson
14 Rafael Natal
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Brock Lesnar
9 Mark Hunt
10 Josh Barnett
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Roy Nelson
13 Frank Mir
14 Stefan Struve
15 Ruslan Magomedov

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion : Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
6 Jessica Andrade
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Maryna Moroz
9 Valerie Letourneau
10 Paige VanZant
11 Michelle Waterson
12 Jessica Penne
13 Randa Markos
14 Jessica Aguilar
15 Juliana Lima

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Amanda Nunes
1 Miesha Tate
2 Holly Holm
3 Ronda Rousey
4 Julianna Pena
5 Cat Zingano
6 Sara McMann
7 Valentina Shevchenko
8 Liz Carmouche
9 Raquel Pennington
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
14 Marion Reneau
15 Katlyn Chookagian *NR

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Poll: Does John Lineker Deserve A Title Shot?

Faced with the toughest test of his UFC career when he met No. 6-ranked Michael McDonald in the main event of last night’s (Wed., July 13, 2016) UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surging bantamweight John Lineker delivered one of the most scintillating MMA knockouts of the

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Faced with the toughest test of his UFC career when he met No. 6-ranked Michael McDonald in the main event of last night’s (Wed., July 13, 2016) UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surging bantamweight John Lineker delivered one of the most scintillating MMA knockouts of the year.

The previously No. 8-ranked ‘Hands Of Stone’ has been on an absolute tear, winning his last five bouts in the octagon, which includes a three-fight win streak with two finishes back at 135 pounds when he was forced to abandon his quest for the flyweight title after repeatedly missing weight.

But it could be argued that Lineker possesses even more power at bantamweight, and that’s a scary thing for the rest of the suddenly stacked division. After the win and in a post-fight interview with UFC on FOX, Lineker called out champion Dominick Cruz for the next title shot at 135 pounds:

While he’s certain to rise up the ranks after such an emphatic knockout over McDonald, the path to a title shot may not be so cut and dry for Lineker.

Former champion TJ Dillashaw just beat previous No. 4 Raphael Assuncao at last weekend’s UFC 200 and wants a rematch with Cruz after their ultra-close match at UFC Fight Night 81, Bryan Caraway is angling for a shot himself, and similiary surging contender Cody Garbrandt will take on Takeya Mizugaki at September’s UFC 203 and could be inching closer to a shot at the belt himself.

Taking that into consideration, do you believe Lineker already deserves a title shot, or does he need one (or more) high-profile wins before he summits that mountaintop? Cast your vote right here:

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Aljamain Sterling “Likes” Idea Of John Lineker Matchup

Aljamain Sterling watched as John Lineker destroyed Michael McDonald Wednesday night at UFC Fight Night 91.

And while Lineker used his opportunity to call for a fight with bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, Sterling took to social media to make hi…

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Aljamain Sterling watched as John Lineker destroyed Michael McDonald Wednesday night at UFC Fight Night 91.

And while Lineker used his opportunity to call for a fight with bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, Sterling took to social media to make his push for a bout with the Brazilian.

Sterling suffered his first pro loss recently, falling to Bryan Caraway via decision. Lineker’s victory over McDonald was his fifth straight.