Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan announced for UFC 238

Jimmie Rivera fights Petr Yan in a bantamweight bout at UFC 238 in Chicago on June 8If Jimmie Rivera wants to get back in the win column, he’ll have to hold off the hard-charging Petr Yan.

Officials announced a bantamweight meeting between the two top contenders for UFC 238 on June 8 at United Center in Chicago. The bout was first reported by ESPN.

Rivera (22-3) joined the UFC back in July 2015 riding a 15-fight win streak and he stretched that to 20 with victories in his first five Octagon appearances, which included decision nods over Thomas Almeida, Urijah Faber, and Iuri Alcantara. He’s just 1-2 in his last three outings, sandwiching a win over John Dodson with losses to Aljamain Sterling…