Jimmie Rivera is hoping to rematch Urijah Faber.
Although Uriah Faber is not in the bantamweight rankings and has not fought since UFC 245 where he suffered a KO loss to Petr Yan, Jimmie Rivera is interested in a rematch. Rivera and Faber fought at UFC 203 with Rivera winning a decision, but the bantamweight contender who faces Pedro Munhoz at UFC 258 is looking to fight the Hall of Famer again.
“If Faber wanted to come back, I would (fight him again),” Rivera said to UFC.com. “Well, the two big hits I got from Faber in that fight were an eye-poke and a groin shot, so I would like that one back to f*ck him up, to be honest with you. He did f*ck up my eye a lot and I would love to get that one back and beat the sh*t out of him for that.”
Although Jimmie Rivera has a tough task at hand in Munhoz, he is looking at possible next fights. Even though a rematch with Faber doesn’t make much sense, it is a fight Rivera wants. And at this stage of his career, it appears Rivera is looking for those fun fights. However, with a win over Munhoz, he could get a top-five opponent and try to make a title run.
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