John Lineker is healthy again, and just in time to perform in his hometown. The UFC announced he will be taking on fellow bantamweight slugger, Rob Font, at UFC 198.
The 26-year old Lineker(26-7) rides a three-fight winning streak after a unanimous decision loss to Ali Bagautinov back in 2014. He bounced back with a TKO win over Alptekin Ozkilic and a decision win over Ian McCall. After moving up to the bantamweight division, Lineker picked up a submission win in the first round against Francisco Rivera.