{"id":318393,"date":"2019-07-06T09:31:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T16:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=318393"},"modified":"2019-07-06T09:31:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T16:31:28","slug":"dana-white-explains-why-john-lineker-was-released-by-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-explains-why-john-lineker-was-released-by-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White explains why John Lineker was released by the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early this week the UFC announced the shocking release of bantamweight fighter John Lineker and now Dana White has explained the promotions decision.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsn.ca\">TSN<\/a>\u2019s Aaron Bronsteter, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-discusses-what-could-prevent-tony-ferguson-and-francis-ngannou-title-shots\/\">the brash<\/a> UFC boss detailed what had occurred that led to the top ranked bantamweight receiving his walking papers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dana White on why John Lineker was released from the UFC<\/p>\n<p>Full interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LNMfD9wTyt\">https:\/\/t.co\/LNMfD9wTyt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z5DXrfYaTU\">pic.twitter.com\/Z5DXrfYaTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronbronsteter\/status\/1147322026006327296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"y62a6Y\">\u201cIt was because he hasn\u2019t made weight a few times and I just know that the matchmakers were super frustrated with him,\u201d Dana White explained. \u201cThe guy wasn\u2019t being professional. When you don\u2019t make it to the Octagon a bunch of times it\u2019s a waste of everybody\u2019s time, energy, and money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dana White continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect guys to be professional, do what they\u2019re supposed to do. show up. The matchmakers were done, they\u2019d had it (with Lineker).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Lineker (31-9 MMA) had missed weight five times during his UFC career. While none of those botched weight cuts resulted in fight cancellations, \u2018Hands of Stone\u2019 was forced to withdraw from four other bouts due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t the first time that Dana White has released a ranked fighter. Most recently the promotion let go of ranked middleweight fighter Elias Theodorou.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion will hold their highly anticipated UFC 239 fight card this evening in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the comments made by Dana White explaining the release of fan favorite John Lineker? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on BJPENN.com July 6, 2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early this week the UFC announced the shocking release of bantamweight fighter John Lineker and now Dana White has explained the promotions decision. During an interview with TSN\u2019s Aaron Bronsteter, the brash UFC boss detailed what had occurred that led to the top ranked bantamweight receiving his walking papers. 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