Ian McCall vs. John Lineker rescheduled for UFC 183

The flyweight bout between Ian McCall and John Lineker that was scheduled to take place earlier this month as been rescheduled as they will now meet at UFC 183 on January 31st in Las Vegas.

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UFC officials announced the fight booking on Tuesday.

UFC 183 will come from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on January 31st and will be headlined by former middleweight champion Anderson Silva facing former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz.

McCall and Lineker are both ranked in the top ten in the UFC flyweight division and were scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night 56 earlier this month. Several hours after both fighters made weight, the UFC announced that McCall was out of the fight with an illness and the fight was scratched from the card.

The current UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz fight card is below.

Anderson Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (26-9, 1NC)
Kelvin Gastelum (10-0) vs. Tyron Woodley (14-3)
Thiago Alves (20-9) vs. Jordan Mein (29-9)
Thiago Santos (9-3) vs. Andy Enz (7-2)
Ildemar Alcantara (20-7) vs. Richardson Moreira (7-2)
Thales Leites (24-7) vs. Tim Boetsch (18-7)
Diego Brandao (18-10) vs. Jimy Hettes (11-2)
Miesha Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1)
Rafael Natal (18-6-1) vs. Tom Watson (17-7)
Ian McCall (13-4-1) vs. John Lineker (34-7)