Jimmie Rivera will remove his gloves for now, but is keeping the door open for MMA. Rivera signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and will be making his promotional debut June 24 against Howard Davis at BKFC 26. The event takes place at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. After he tested free agency, the perennial UFC bantamweight contender decided to try his hand at bareknuckle boxing, but still plans on competing in MMA again. “Being a free agent, you want to test the waters, see what other people have to offer.” Rivera recently told MMA Junkie. “I’ve been in the UFC for probably six or seven years, fought really high-profile guys, had some really exciting fights, so when we came to bareknuckle it was just simple
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