CURITIBA -- John Lineker had an impressive bantamweight debut against Francisco Rivera, scoring a first round submission in one of the most exciting fights of 2015, but a bout of dengue fever forced him to miss out on a big opportunity against rising prospect Cody Garbrandt in February.
After being sidelined for a few weeks, Lineker will finally return to action on Saturday night, and he confessed he didn't know much about his UFC 198 opponent Rob Font before the fight was offered to his manager Alex Davis by UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby.