John Lineker LAS VEGAS – Saturday’s UFC 183 is the last time fans will see John Lineker at flyweight and Kelvin Gastelum at welterweight, according to UFC President Dana White. Following high-profile weight misses in their respective bouts, White said he’s done giving the fighters the opportunity to fight in the divisions in which they’ve competed for the promotion. “(Lineker) is going to have to move up,” White told MMAjunkie and added later, “Gastelum’s a 185-pounder now.” The final straw for the two fighters was at the weigh-ins for tonight’s event. At 130 pounds, Lineker was four pounds over the limit for non-title flyweight bouts, while Gastelum was 180 pounds, or nine more than the maximum for welterweight. Both Lineker (25-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Gastelum (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) were forced to pay 30 percent of their purse to their respective opponents, Ian McCall (13-5-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) and Tyron Woodley (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), though Woodley said after winning a decision that he wouldn’t take the extra cash
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John Lineker, Kelvin Gastelum will be forced to move up weight classes after UFC 183 – MMA Junkie