Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling announced for UFC’s ESPN debut

Aljamain Sterling (pictured) fights Jimmie Rivera on Feb. 17 in Phoenix live on ESPNThe bantamweight contenders’ picture is going to be shaken up this February.

On Wednesday, the UFC announced that Jimmie Rivera (22-2) will fight Aljamain Sterling (16-3) at the promotion’s first-ever ESPN show, which is set to take place on Feb. 19 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The bout was first reported by azcentral.com.

Rivera and Sterling will both be looking to continue their winning ways. In September, Sterling defeated Cody Stamann with a rare “Suloev Stretch” kneebar to pick up his second straight win since a loss to Marlon Moraes at UFC Fresno. “Funk Master” has now won four of his…