Lineker fails to make weight for the third time in the UFC. Photo: Josh Hedges
UFC Fight Night 30 only takes place next Saturday (26), in Manchester, but Brazilian John Lineker is already in a complicated situation. For the third time in the last five fights, the athlete from Paraná was unable to weigh 56,7 kg, the limit for the flyweight division.
At the official weigh-in, the fighter weighed just over 58 kg and would have two hours to cut the remaining weight, but he preferred to lose 25% of his purse and face Phil Harris outside the division. Fighters who don't make weight in the UFC normally lose 20% of their purse, but as this is the third time that Lineker has had difficulties with the scales, he lost an additional amount in his final salary.
The first time the Brazilian was out of weight was on his debut, in May 2012, when he was defeated by Louis Gaudinot. In the next two duels he managed to get through the scales. However, at UFC Rio 4, in August this year, he weighed 58,5 kg and was harshly warned by the show's managers.
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