{"id":128939,"date":"2015-02-09T20:12:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T04:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=128939"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:50:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:50:58","slug":"zach-makovsky-looking-title-shot-demetrious-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/zach-makovsky-looking-title-shot-demetrious-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Makovsky Looking For A Title Shot Against Demetrious Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At the end of last month John Lineker fought Ian McCall in what was widely believed to be a #1 contender matchup at flyweight.<\/p>\n

Lineker missed weight, forcing UFC President Dana White to state that he would be forced to move up to bantamweight given his numerous failures to make weight. Lineker won the bout, leaving the flyweight division without a clear cut #1 contender.<\/p>\n

Enter Zach Makovsky, who was riding a 4-fight win streak recently before being defeated by Jussier Formiga via unanimous decision in August. He is looking to make a statement in his fight against Tim Elliot this Saturday.<\/p>\n

He spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a> about what Lineker being forced to move up in weight means for the division.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to say I\u2019m happy. I think it\u2019s bad for the UFC and especially bad for our division, but it definitely presents an opportunity for me. Demetrious needs an opponent; that was supposed to be the No. 1 contender fight. He missed weight, he has to go up. So there\u2019s definitely an opening for someone to step in.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, someone is going to have to make a statement \u2013 they\u2019re not just going to hand you a title shot. Who knows. If I have an exceptional performance, who knows.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the end of last month John Lineker fought Ian McCall in what was widely believed to be a #1 contender matchup at flyweight. Lineker missed weight, forcing UFC President Dana White to state that he would be forced to move up to bantamweight given his numerous failures to make weight. 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