John Lineker joined Anthony Johnson in the most unfortunate kind of way on Friday, becoming only the second UFC fighter alongside Johnson to miss weight in two separate UFC divisions. A former flyweight, Lineker tipped the scales at 136.5 pounds at UFC Fight Night 96's official weigh-ins in Portland, OR, coming in a half-pound overweight for his headlining bout against John Dodson.
The situation marks the fifth time that the Brazilian has missed weight under the UFC umbrella. Lineker previously missed weight four times as a UFC flyweight before the promotion effectively forced him to move up to 135 pounds.