A veteran of the UFC’s bantamweight wars will take on one of the division’s fastest rising up-and-comers at UFC 238. Jimmie Rivera will square off with Petr Yan on the June 8 card at United Center in Chicago. MMA Junkie confirmed with a person close to the situation following a Thursday ESPN report. Rivera (22-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is looking to break out of a tough stretch in which he has dropped two out of his past three fights. The New Jersey native’s most recent bout was a unanimous-decision loss to Aljamain Sterling in Phoenix on Feb.
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Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan targeted for UFC 238 – MMA Junkie