It has emerged this evening that the previously aborted flyweight clash between Ian McCall and John Lineker has been rescheduled to go down at UFC 183 in January.
The pair were previously scheduled to meet earlier this month at UFC Fight Night 56 in Brazil but 30-year old McCall (13-4-1) fell ill shortly after successfully weighing in, forcing him out of the contest.
When McCall enters the octagon to face Lineker he will be looking to record his 3rd win in a row after scoring unanimous decision wins over both Brad Pickett and Iliarde Santos in 2014.
24-year old Lineker (24-7) will look to record his second successive win since suffering a unanimous decision win over Ali Bagautinov at UFC 169.
The fight between Ian McCall and John Lineker has been added to the undercard of UFC 183 takes place on Saturday, January 31st, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Updated UFC 183 card
Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Tyron Woodley
Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein
Sara McMann vs. Miesha Tate
Tim Boetsch vs. Thales Leites
Rafael Natal vs. Tom Watson
Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes
Andy Enz vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
Ildemar Alcantara vs. Richardson Moreira
John Lineker vs. Ian McCall
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