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UFC 203’s Jimmie Rivera on getting Faber fight: Caraway, Sterling, Mizugaki ‘said no’
- Updated: August 29, 2016
In just over one year’s time, UFC bantamweight Jimmie El Terror Rivera has gone from his promotional debut to a Pay-Per-View main card match with the number two ranked guy on the planet, Urijah Faber. Bloody Elbow’s Eddie Mercado spoke with Rivera ahead of his UFC 203 bout with Faber to discuss the origins of the bout, getting ducked by certain competitors, and where El Terror ranks himself among the list of top bantamweights.
Interview: #13 UFC Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera UFC 203 **AUDIO ONLY**
Jimmie Rivera said the UFC had initially offered him a fight with Bryan Caraway but Caraway rejected the offer; Urijah Faber was game:
“They offered me a couple of people already and I said yes but they said no. Actually, they offered me [Bryan] Caraway; Caraway obviously said no. It’s a dangerous fight for him and he wants to pick and choose his fights. So they had four other guys so Sean Shelby was like, ‘if Caraway doesn’t want to take the fight then who would you want to fight?’ I said well out of those four names Urijah Faber was at the top of the list. I said well, if he [Caraway] doesn’t want to take the fight then I would want to …
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