Jimmie Rivera Wants To Fight Ex-Champ Dominick Cruz

According to mmajunkie.com, Jimmie Rivera (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was originally slated to fight Bryan Caraway (21-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 103 event. Caraway withdrew due to an injury, and then Rivera (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) turned down a bout with replacement opponent Marlon Vera (8-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). Rivera (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) now wants to face off with Dominick Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), and posted the following on Twitter…

I already retired @UrijahFaber let me get a crack at @DominickCruz retire him too…..

— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 9, 2017

OR @Cody_Nolove can try to avenge me retiring his coach/mentor @UrijahFaber either way I'll put him down too…. end his career

— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) January 9, 2017