{"id":170851,"date":"2015-10-12T12:37:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=170851"},"modified":"2015-10-12T12:37:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T19:37:56","slug":"lineker-i-could-ko-dillashaw-or-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/lineker-i-could-ko-dillashaw-or-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Lineker: I could KO Dillashaw Or Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC flyweight contender John “Hands of Stone”\u00a0Lineker (26-7 MMA) returned to the promotions bantamweight division at last month’s UFC 191 event in Las Vegas,\u00a0where he scored a first-round submission victory over Francisco Rivera.<\/p>\n

The win\u00a0marked Lineker’s third victory in a row and earned him a $50k “Fight of the night” bonus.<\/p>\n

Lineker, who earned four of his six flyweight\/catchweight victories by way of KO\/TKO, is confident that his power will carry over when competing in the UFC’s bantamweight division.<\/p>\n

During a recent interview with MMAFighting.com, “Hands of Stone” was asked if he had the power to knockout the bantamweight divisions best in Dominick Cruz or T.J. Dillashaw:<\/p>\n

“For sure,” Lineker told\u00a0MMA Fighting<\/a>. “They move a lot, but that’s not a problem. They would have to get closer to hit me, and once you get closer, I’m hitting you back. I would not hunt them down, I would let them come.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John Lineker is still awaiting word on his next opponent. Who would you like to see him fight next? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n

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