Event UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs. Dodson [Results]

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    1 October 2016 | Moda Center | Portland, OR

    MAIN CARD
    FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET
    John Lineker vs. John Dodson
    Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveria
    Luis Smolka vs. Brandon Moreno
    Joshua Burkman vs. Zak Ottow

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    FOX Sports 2, 8 p.m. ET
    Luis Henrique da Silva vs. Joachim Christensen
    Hacran Dias vs. Andre Fili
    Walt Harris vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
    Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Keita Nakamura

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET
    Nate Marquardt vs. Tamdan McCrory
    Jonathan Wilson vs. Ion Cutelaba
    Cody East vs. Curtis Blaydes
    Kelly Faszholz vs. Ketlen Vieira​
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    No main event has been announced for this card (which is coming up quickly) and Brooks/Oliveria looks to be it by default.
     
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    While that is a good fight, im not very impressed with this card yet. Definitely a let down.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Fight Nights are how the UFC deals with it's huge roster. Gotta get these guys fights.

    It's kind of impressive that Silva/Shelby can make them decent most of the time. They are just filler events.
     
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    Lineker vs. Dodson added, will serve as main event
     
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    Man, the Moda Center won't be packed for this I bet :/
     
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    Brian Ortega has withdrawn due to injury.
     
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    Andre Fili in to face Hacran Dias
     
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    Bobby Green out, Zak Ottow in vs. Josh(ua) Burkman
     
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    Bout order set.
     
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    Sergio Pettis is out.
     
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    Brandon Moreno in.
     
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    Man... nine events in nine weeks sounds great until you see that every card has one or two fights that are actually interesting or have any implications...
     
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    It's Lineker's fifth time missing weight. Five times he's given 1/5th of his purse to his opponent.
     
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    Good fights so far!
     
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    I'll never be comfortable calling Josh Burkman "Joshua".

    Todd McCul-lo-ch was the last straw.
     
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    Dodson was terrible, running most of the fight. Lineker won the crowd as well as the fight. I love that he said he "came to put on a show" implying not so subtly that Dodson with his hide and seek style had no interest in actually contributing to an entertaining product. Lineker knew what we wanted, and he did his best to give it to us.
    Oliveira got no love from the Portland fans after his childish display.
    Burkman's beard was the true winner of his fight
    Moreno seemed as surprised as everyone else by his stunning victory. Kid's got quite a future.
    Henrique was lucky to get that armbar. Christenson had won that round and would have had all the momentum going into the third. I'm glad he gave him the respect he deserved, calling him the toughest fighter he'd ever faced.
    Fili Dias was awesome, best fight of the night by far. Should rematch.
    Abdurakhimov Harris was probably the worst fight of the night. So boring.
    Never expected a Japanese fighter to be a far superior wrestler than a Brazilian opponent, but Nakamura definitely was. Great match.
    Marquardt's knockout of McCrory was fantastic, and even better in slo-mo. McCrory looked like Dhalsim out there.
    Cutelaba is a fun fighter to watch. Always advancing. Wilson was basically running from him by the end of their bout.
    "Razor" Blaydes is a vicious dangerous man. I hope to see more of him very soon.
    Veira was clearly the superior fighter, but Faszholz showed a ton of heart and toughness to make that fight as close as it was. I'm a fan of hers now for sure.
     
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