{"id":214687,"date":"2016-12-30T09:54:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T17:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=214687"},"modified":"2016-12-30T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T17:54:44","slug":"john-lineker-reveals-simple-game-plan-tj-dillashaws-unique-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/john-lineker\/john-lineker-reveals-simple-game-plan-tj-dillashaws-unique-style\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lineker reveals simple game plan for TJ Dillashaw’s unique style"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is the owner of one of the most unique fighting styles in MMA. As such, he is an extremely difficult opponent to prepare for. Tailoring a game plan for his specialized blend of footwork, head movement, and takedowns is an undeniably stark\u00a0challenge.<\/p>\n

Dillashaw’s UFC 207<\/a> opponent John Lineker, however, is not particularly panicked about this challenge. In a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com<\/a>, he shed some light on his very simple strategy for Dillashaw. In his last fight, which saw him narrowly defeat John Dodson, Lineker said he spent too much time chasing his opponent. Against Dillashaw, he plans to avoid doing this, thereby forcing Dillashaw to come to him. From there, he can get to work with his absurd punching power.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t make the same mistakes I made with Dodson, of running after him too much,\u201d Lineker said. \u201c[The strategy is] to get him to fall into my game, in the short distance, beware of the takedowns and try to impose my striking game. I don\u2019t want to run after him like I did with Dodson, [I want to] make him play into my game.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cIf I don\u2019t run after him, at some point he\u2019ll need to come forward,\u201d Lineker continued. \u201cThat\u2019s what I want to do. To wait for him, try to move more laterally, more backwards, to see if he comes. At some point he\u2019ll have to come forward. He can\u2019t just run. The referee won\u2019t let him.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If Lineker’s game plan his successful, and he’s able to defeat Dillashaw, he’ll likely have put himself in line for a fight with the winner of UFC 207’s co-main event<\/a>: a bantamweight title fight between champ Dominick Cruz and challenger Cody Garbrandt<\/a>. Lineker also touched on this possibility in his interview with MMA Junkie.<\/p>\n

\u201cA victory for me will make that opportunity materialize,” he said. “I plan to grab the microphone and ask for my shot.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think John Lineker can solve the TJ Dillashaw puzzle? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is the owner of one of the most unique fighting styles in MMA. As such, he is an extremely difficult opponent to prepare for. Tailoring a game plan for his specialized blend of footwork, head movement, and takedowns is an undeniably stark\u00a0challenge. 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