How bad was John Lineker?

[Thesnake101]

He was Chris Avila bad.

 

[RiskiestCookie]

This was the easier fight on the card to pick IMO. Lineker is like a midget version of Roy nelson

 

[The_Renaissance]

All of the guys Lineker has been beating, Dodson aside to some extent, are strikers. His chin is basically indestructible and few can handle his power so if you're a striker he will get you eventually - just a matter of time.

Dillashaw fought smart and hit takedowns, I gave Lineker little chance of winning and the outcome was expected

 

[Pwent]

lineker actually lost weight for this fight and didnt have his usual size advantage

 

[Pwent]

Imagine fighting a guy who's way bigger and faster than you. Lineker should be a flyweight but he fucked up

lineker is big as fuck, he isnt tall but hes thick. thats why he has a chin/power/strength advantage against almost all his opponents

he missed weight for 4 of his 8 fights at 125, and missed weight at 135, he is not a flyweight

 

[Jehannum]

lineker is big as fuck, he isnt tall but hes thick. thats why he has a chin/power/strength advantage against almost all his opponents

he missed weight for 4 of his 8 fights at 125, and missed weight at 135, he is not a flyweight

agreed, they can't say "he fucked up not being able to make the lower weight so he's 10-25lbs heavier on fight night than his opponent"

he fought the no1 contender and was outclassed, it happens.

 

[Deleted member 196663]

TJ is just on another level than almost everyone else. It's that simple, imo.

 

[Venom]

He clearly knew jiu jitsu, also all lineker ever goes is swing and bite down on his mouth piece. Few people can defend TJ's takedowns, and the ones that do get taken down eventually. Dodson found TJ's chin when he was 12, he's like 16 now, almost a man. TJ is just a superior fighter and it's as simple as that.

How about Holloway?

 

[EndlessCritic]

As a Brazilian fighter, how dare you not know any Jiu Jitsu! This dude literally lay in half guard and just ate elbows, and even went SEG UFC days by throwing his own head at the elbows like he was some crazed madman who was trying to prove how big his balls were.

Standing up he was just mindlessly swinging hooks, with no set-up, no cutting off the angles, no nothing. At least when you see hard hitters like Rumble fight, they measure and throw when needed.

Then, he eventually goes for broke in the third round, and has some success. Only problem is, you're now throwing body shots in the third round which are really not that likely to get you the finish. Where were these in Round 1 and 2? Why couldn't you throw them then, to mix it up and get Dillashaw thinking of other shots?

Also, TJ's takedowns looked pretty fast, but the way Lineker was on the mat in a millisecond was just disappointing. It looked like Randy Couture taking James Toney down with the low ankle shot.

Is Lineker all hype because of his brawler style? The fact that some have been stupid enough to stand with him like McDonald and Rivera? Can he really stay at the top of that division or has the blueprint been set for future opponents?

I was disgusted with the performance personally, because he was so bad TJ could just coast, didn't once see TJ bring out any of the tricks and flicks because it was completely unnecessary.

one of the dumbest posts I have ever read.

 

[Jehannum]

one of the dumbest posts I have ever read.

one of the least constructive posts I have ever read.