11-Time UFC Veteran Jimmie Rivera Signs with BKFC

Jimmie Rivera is the latest Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran to take his talents to Bare Knuckle FC.

The promotion announced on Monday that the former UFC bantamweight has signed with BKFC, with an opponent to be announced soon. His debut will come at BKFC 25 on May 6 in Orlando, Fla.

“EL TERROR” HAS ARRIVED @JimmieRivera135 #SIGNED

Fight announcement coming this week. Any guesses pic.twitter.com/enWjDbKCn3

— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) March 21, 2022

Rivera, 32, last appeared in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 186, where he dropped a unanimous verdict to Pedro Munhoz on Feb. 27, 2021. “El Terror” lost three of his last four UFC outings dating back to 2019, with other setbacks coming against Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling.

The Team Tiger Schulmann representative joined the UFC riding the momentum of a 15-bout winning streak, and he continued that run in the Las Vegas-based organization by winning his first five fights. Rivera went 7-4 in the UFC overall, with notable victories over the likes of John Dodson, Urijah Faber and Munhoz.

Rivera joins a list of other notable MMA veterans to try their hand in BKFC such as Chad Mendes, Paige VanZant, Mike Perry, Rachael Ostovich, Hector Lombard and Chris Leben.