Filed under: News , UFC , Videos SAO PAULO – UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera might be fighting John Lineker , but he hasn’t forgotten about Jimmie Rivera . Vera admits he’s still bothered by comments Rivera (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) made in turning him down at UFC on FOX 25, and he wants to fight the winner when the bantamweight prospect faces off with ex-champ Dominick Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at UFC 219 in December. “I feel I match up great with both, and one of them owes me one,” Vera (10-3-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) told MMAjunkie in advance of his FS1-televised fight with Lineker (29-8 MMA, 10-3 UFC) on Saturday at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “I want to make him pay.” Related UFC Fight Night 119 pre-event facts: Jim Miller sets a major UFC record Vera, who’s unranked in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings , has fought alongside No

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Marlon Vera still targeting Jimmie Rivera with UFC Fight Night 119 win over John Lineker – MMA Junkie

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