Jimmie Rivera doesn’t see much upside to his next fight, but he still hopes to land a top-ranked opponent with a victory. At UFC 247 on Feb. 8 in Houston, Rivera takes on Marlon Vera , a fighter who’s ranked seven spots behind him in the official UFC bantamweight rankings. “The ‘Chito’ fight, I think it’s more of, there’s a lot more cons to the fight,” Rivera told MMA Junkie. “There’s a lot more benefit for him than there is for me, but on the other hand, I gotta go in there and obviously not take the fight lightly but gotta go in there and get a win, and try to get someone in the top five after.” “I’m looking (for) a win over Chito to get me someone in the top five
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Jimmie Rivera hopes win over Marlon Vera at UFC 247 would lead to top-five opponent – MMA Junkie