UFC bantamweight John Lineker wants a title shot if he is to beat Cory Sandhagen this weekend at UFC Fort Lauderdale.
Lineker (31-8) has only been defeated twice in the last six years, however those losses both came against opponents who tested positive for EPO - Ali Bagautinov in 2014, and most recently former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw this year.
The 28-year-old spoke to MMA Junkie earlier this week about Dillashaw’s suspension.
”I think T.J.’s absence really helped the division,” Lineker said. “It was pretty jammed up in the area around the title.