There’s no excuse now for Jimmie Rivera, at least in Marlon Vera’s book.
Almost two years ago in early 2017, the two bantamweights were briefly linked to fight when Rivera’s original opponent for UFC Phoenix, Bryan Caraway, pulled out of their scheduled bout due to injury.
“Chito” Vera was offered as a replacement for Rivera, but “El Terror” Rivera rejected the opportunity. He claimed he didn’t want to look like a “bully,” basically saying Vera wasn’t good enough to share the Octagon with him.
“The fight was signed and everything, and the next day, he published (this story) that he wasn't going to fight and got out of the fight saying something like he didn’t want to hurt me,” Vera told MMA Fighting.