John Lineker hits hard, and Michael McDonald now has firsthand experience in such matters.
The man they call “Hands of Stone” knocked out McDonald with first-round punches, as he continued his assault on the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division in the UFC Fight Night 91 headliner on Wednesday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. McDonald (17-4, 6-3 UFC) folded 2:43 into round one.
Lineker (28-7, 9-2 UFC) bided his time on the outside and waited for an opening. He blasted McDonald with a left hook to the body and rolling right upstairs that resulted in the first of multiple knockdowns.