Pedro Munhoz will look to extract a bit of revenge on Jimmie Rivera over five years after their first meeting.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the bantamweights will run it back at the UFC’s event on Jan. 30 following an initial report from MMA Junkie. As of now, a location has yet to be announced for the fight card.
At UFC Fight Night 77 in November 2015, Rivera defeated Munhoz via split decision in the former’s second octagon appearance.
Following their first encounter, Munhoz went on to win seven of his next eight fights - five via stoppage - which includes victories over Rob Font, Bryan Caraway and Cody Garbrandt.