John Lineker is apologetic after he was forced to withdraw on short notice from a fight he “begged” for against Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219. An infection in Lineker’s (30-8 MMA, 11-3 UFC) wisdom teeth was the cause of his withdrawal from Saturday’s matchup with fellow bantamweight Rivera (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), which was scheduled for the pay-per-view main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Related John Lineker off Saturday' UFC 219 main card due to injury The Brazilian will undergo emergency surgery, after which he hopes to make a quick return. Lineker had never pulled out of a UFC fight due to injury. He released a statement to MMAjunkie with the details behind his withdrawal from UFC 219: “I am really sad to have to withdraw from my fight with Rivera.
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