John Lineker set a dubious UFC record this morning when he missed weight for the fifth time in his tenure with the promotion at UFC Fight Night 96 official weigh-ins.
Lineker (28-7 MMA< 9-2="" ufc),="" who="" is="" scheduled="" to="" fight="" john="" dodson="" (18-7="" mma,="" 7-2="" ufc)="" in="" saturday’s fs1-televised="" headliner="" at="" moda="" center="" in="" portland,="" ore.,="" came="" in="" a="" half-pound="" over="" the="" 136-pound="" bantamweight="" limit="" for="" his="" matchup="" with="" “the="" magician,”="" once="" again="" drawing="" a="" hefty="" amount="" of="" criticism="" his="">
“Hands of Stone” previously competed at flyweight, but was forced to move up after missing weight four times. His first three fights at bantamweight went smoothly, but in the fourth he went back to his old ways and once again set himself back with something that took place outside the octagon.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to yet another failed weight cut by Lineker.
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