Francisco Rivera and Urijah Faber UFC bantamweight Francisco Rivera will get his day in court, so to speak, at a Nevada State Athletic Commission next week in Las Vegas. An agenda made public Tuesday states that the commission will hear Rivera’s request to have the official result of his UFC 181 bout with Urijah Faber overturned . Rivera (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) was submitted by Faber (32-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the second round after he was clearly poked in the eye, which is a foul under the commission’s rules. Referee Mario Yamasaki did not catch the infraction despite verbal and physical cues from Rivera that he was fouled, so the bout was not stopped and Faber applied a bulldog choke. Although instant replay was available for Yamasaki’s use at the event, which took place Dec.
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NSAC to hear Francisco Rivera’s appeal of UFC 181 loss to Urijah Faber – MMA Junkie