Forced out of UFC 219, John Lineker will have to go under the knife.
The Brazilian bantamweight stepped up to face Jimmie Rivera on short notice in Las Vegas on Dec. 30, replacing an injured Dominick Cruz, but MMA Fighting broke the news on Sunday that Lineker would also be out of the card due to a serious tooth infection.
“I noticed this when I came to Las Vegas earlier,” Lineker told MMA Fighting on Tuesday, as he was flying back to Brazil. “I didn’t know how bad it was a week ago.