Thirty-two months after the fight was originally offered, a bout between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Vera is in the works. The bantamweight matchup between Rivera (22-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Vera (15-5-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) is targeted for UFC 247 on Feb. 8 in Houston, two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie. The people asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an announcement. In January 2017, Vera was briefly linked to a fight against Rivera at UFC Fight Night 103. After Bryan Caraway pulled out of the event due to injury, Vera was aligned to step in
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Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Vera in the works for UFC 247 – MMA Junkie