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Watch: ONE Title Fight Ends In No Contest After Low Blow

An action-packed bout between John Lineker and Fabricio de Andrade in ONE Championship ended anticlimactically after a low blow in the third round turned the fight into a No Contest. Lineker and Andrade met in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 3 in …

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ONE Champ John Lineker Stripped Of Title Due To Weight Miss

Former UFC fighter John Lineker has been stripped of his ONE Championship bantamweight title after failing to make weight ahead of Friday’s fight. Lineker, who earned the title in a win over Bibiano Fernandes in March, missed the 145lb limit on T…

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ONE Championship: John Lineker Knocks Out Bibiano Fernandes To Claim Bantamweight Title

John Lineker (35-9) dethroned bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes (24-5) in the co-main event of “ONE Championship: Lights Out” on Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Lineker has had an up and down career arch and has put a stamp on an impressive resume by winning the bantamweight title in Singapore today. In the first round, Fernandes was […]

John Lineker (35-9) dethroned bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes (24-5) in the co-main event of “ONE Championship: Lights Out” on Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Lineker has had an up and down career arch and has put a stamp on an impressive resume by winning the bantamweight title in Singapore today.

In the first round, Fernandes was able to drop Lineker on the counter with a left hook but once they hit the ground, Lineker reversed position and rode out the rest of the round in top position while landing some solid ground-and-pound.

Round 2 started with Lineker ripping the body, but Fernandes landed a great takedown. Lineker then made his way back up and eventually found a perfect left hook, which knocked out Fernandes and earned Lineker the belt.

In what has been a crazy career up to this point for Lineker, this belt might be one of his defining moments.

He was awarded a $50,000 bonus for his highlight reel KO.

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John Lineker KO’s Bibiano Fernandes To Win ONE Championship Title (Video)

John Lineker is a world champion. In the co-main event of ONE Lights Out in Singapore, Lineker was finally fighting Bibiano Fernandes in a highly-anticipated bantamweight title fight. The two were booked earlier this year but Lineker tested positive for COVID-19 which led the fight to be delayed. Right off the bat, the champ in…

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John Lineker is a world champion.

In the co-main event of ONE Lights Out in Singapore, Lineker was finally fighting Bibiano Fernandes in a highly-anticipated bantamweight title fight. The two were booked earlier this year but Lineker tested positive for COVID-19 which led the fight to be delayed.

Right off the bat, the champ in Fernandes got an early takedown and held the former UFC fighter down. He held him there for nearly two minutes but Lineker was able to get up. Once that happened, the challenger landed a solid combo that appeared to rock Fernandes but as he was stumbled, he landed a beautiful counter that dropped Lineker down.

After he got dropped, Lineker was able to scramble on top and finished the last-minute on top of Fernandes, and landed some ground and pound.

The second round began with both men still being stunned from the last round. Just over a minute into the first round, Bibiano Fernandes shot for another takedown and got it but after a minute of control, John Lineker was able to get back to his feet. Once they were on their feet, Lineker started landing heavy shots to the body and head. After landing some heavy shots, the challenger landed a massive check hook that knocked Fernandes out to become the new champ.

With the KO win, John Lineker is now 35-9 and is 4-0 in ONE Championship. The Brazilian left the UFC after a decision loss to Cory Sandhagen and signed with the Singapore-based promotion. In the UFC, Lineker went 12-4 with notable wins over Rob Font, Marlon Vera, and Ian McCall.

As for Bibiano Fernandes, he defended the belt seven times over two title reigns. In his career, he holds notable wins over Kevin Belingon four times, and Joe Warren on the regional scene while losing to Urijah Faber in his second pro fight.

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John Lineker Open To ‘Great Fight’ With Demetrious Johnson

John Lineker would be more than willing to fight Demetrious Johnson in the future. Both fighters never competed during their time in the UFC flyweight division. But with the pair now at ONE Championship, a meeting is certainly possible even if Lineker fights one weight class above him at bantamweight. For now, there is no […]

John Lineker would be more than willing to fight Demetrious Johnson in the future.

Both fighters never competed during their time in the UFC flyweight division. But with the pair now at ONE Championship, a meeting is certainly possible even if Lineker fights one weight class above him at bantamweight.

For now, there is no word on what Johnson will do next as he is coming off a knockout defeat to Adriano Moraes in their flyweight title fight earlier this year.

That result didn’t really surprise Lineker as he trains with Moraes at American Top Team, and he believes a fight between himself and “Mighty Mouse” would be a great one.

“For me, it would be a great fight,” John Lineker told BJPenn.com. “I’m here to fight so if they tell me to fight Demetrious Johnson, I’m ready.

“I’m not surprised because I know Adriano. He’s my friend, he’s my training partner, we train together at American Top Team so I knew that he could win against Demetrious Johnson. I knew he could beat him, he’s a great fighter.”

John Lineker Challenging For Title Next

Of course, Lineker is challenging for the bantamweight title next which is currently held by Bibiano Fernandes. Fernandes happens to be a training partner of Johnson’s and this fact was not lost on Lineker.

“It’s funny because he’s training with Bibiano [Fernandes] and I’m training with Adriano so let’s see who the best team is as I’m gonna fight Bibiano and we’re gonna see,” he added.

If Lineker were to become the next ONE bantamweight champion, perhaps he could defend his belt against Johnson next or move down for a flyweight super fight.

Who do you think would win between Demetrious Johnson and John Lineker?

The Real Winners and Losers from ONE on TNT III

ONE Championship returned to TNT for a third straight week on Wednesday night, and the card was one for the books…