The UFC has added an exciting bantamweight fight to their UFC 224 card in Brazil on May 12th, as John Lineker will fight Brian Kelleher. Combate’s Raphael Marinho first reported the matchup.
It’s a fight that Kelleher has been campaigning for since he was victorious in his UFC debut against Iuri Alcantara. The New York native has called out Lineker after both of his most recent UFC wins also.
Since providing a shock upset in UFC debut by submitting Alcantara at UFC 212, Kelleher (19-8) has gone 2-1 in his last three appearances.