MMAFighting<\/a> was the\u00a0first to report the bout.<\/p>\nAfter falling in short in his\u00a0two title attempts against UFC flyweight Demetrious Johnson, TUF 14 winner John Dodson returned to the bantamweight division this past April, where he scored a 37-second finish over Manny Gamburyan.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, John Lineker has gone 3-0 since moving up to the bantamweight ranks. The heavy-handed Brazilian is coming off a knockout win over Michael McDonald at last month’s UFC Sioux Falls event.<\/p>\n
Both Lineker and Dodson possess serious knockout power. Who do you think will emerge victorious on October 1? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n
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