Mixed martial arts career Francisco Rivera (fighter)
1 mixed martial arts career
1.1 world extreme cagefighting
1.2 ultimate fighting championship
1.3 return ufc
mixed martial arts career
world extreme cagefighting
rivera made wec debut replacing injured josh grispi against erik koch @ wec 52. lost fight via tko in first round.
ultimate fighting championship
on october 28, 2010, world extreme cagefighting merged ultimate fighting championship. part of merger, wec fighters transferred ufc.
rivera expected drop bantamweight , face takeya mizugaki on march 3, 2011 @ ufc live: sanchez vs. kampmann. however, rivera forced out of bout injury , replaced promotional newcomer reuben duran.
rivera faced reuben duran on june 4, 2011 @ ultimate fighter 13 finale. lost fight via submission in third round , subsequently released promotion.
return ufc
following 2 emphatic first round stoppages on regional circuit, rivera re-signed ufc face alex soto on may 15, 2012 @ ufc on fuel tv: korean zombie vs. poirier, replacing azamat gashimov removed bout. rivera won fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
rivera expected replace edwin figueroa against ken stone on june 22, 2012 @ ufc on fx 4. however, rivera forced out of bout injury , replaced dustin pague.
rivera faced roland delorme on july 21, 2012 @ ufc 149. rivera defeated delorme via first round ko. however, rivera later failed post-fight drug test over-the-counter stimulant , win overturned no contest.
after being clipped twice in first round, rivera rallied defeat edwin figueroa on february 2, 2013 @ ufc 156 in second round, staggering him before getting tko stoppage.
rivera expected face hugo viana on april 20, 2013 @ ufc on fox 7. however, rivera forced out of bout injury , replaced t.j. dillashaw.
rivera expected face george roop on october 19, 2013 @ ufc 166. however, pairing shifted november 6, 2013 @ ufc fight night 31. won fight via tko in second round.
rivera expected face raphael assunção @ ufc 170. however, rivera forced out of bout due injury.
rivera faced takeya mizugaki on may 24, 2014 @ ufc 173. lost fight via unanimous decision.
rivera faced urijah faber on december 6, 2014 @ ufc 181. rivera lost fight via second round submission. however, ending controversial faber stunned rivera eyepoke during standup exchange. eyepoke went unnoticed referee, preceded fight ending submission. rivera s management team indicated planned appeal result in hopes changed no contest, , hoped ufc schedule rematch faber. ultimately, nsac upheld result of submission victory faber.
rivera faced alex caceres on june 6, 2015 @ ufc fight night 68. won fight via knockout in first round.
rivera faced john lineker on september 5, 2015 @ ufc 191. lost fight via submission in first round. wild slugfest earned both participants fight of night honors.
rivera faced brad pickett on february 27, 2016 @ ufc fight night 84. lost back-and-forth fight via split decision.
rivera next faced Érik pérez on july 30, 2016 @ ufc 201. lost fight via unanimous decision.
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