A bantamweight rematch between John Lineker and Rob Font will get prime placement at UFC on ESPN+ 12.
Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking on Wednesday, which the UFC later announced.
UFC on ESPN+ 12 takes place June 22 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. A featherweight match between Renato Moicano and Chan Sung Jung is expected to headline the event.
The booking comes one week after Lineker (31-9 MMA, 12-4 UFC) issued a desperate plea to go back to work. Despite a split decision loss to Corey Sandhagen in April, he said four fights over the past three years had forced him to take a day job at a pet store to support his family. He asked to be released from contract if he didn’t receive a fight soon.
Now, Lineker will get the change to return to the win column against Font, whom he outpointed via unanimous decision three years ago at UFC 198. Font (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to the cage six months after a unanimous decision over Sergio Pettis, which left him at 2-2 in his past four fights.
With the booking, the UFC on ESPN+ 12 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD
- Renato Moicano vs. Chan Sung Jung
- Rob Font vs. John Lineker
- Bryan Barberena vs. Randy Brown
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Andrea Lee
- Alessio Di Chirico vs. Kevin Holland
- Syuri Kondo vs. Ashley Yoder
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Kevin Aguilar vs. Dan Ige
- Luis Pena vs. Matt Wiman
- Allen Crowder vs. Jair Rozenstruik
- Ariane Lipski vs. Molly McCann
- Bruno Silva vs. Deron Winn
- Anderson dos Santos vs. Andre Ewell
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