Before he injured his hand in training, rising UFC bantamweight Francisco "Cisco" Rivera (9-2, 1 NC) was supposed to fight on this weekend's UFC on FOX 7 card against undefeated Brazilian Hugo Viana (7-0). TJ Dillashaw has since stepped in and will face Viana as part of the preliminary card on FX. Read More »
Is it Sunday already? Yes it is and it means that Pro MMA Now Radio is back with another episode to quench your MMA thirst. Tonight we welcome MFC 37 main event fighters Smealinho "The Prince" Rama (6-0) and Chris "Beast Boy" Barnett (7-1) to the program. Read More »
A new bout has been formed for the UFC on FOX 7 card as T.J. Dillashaw (7-1) now faces Hugo Viana (7-0) with Francisco Rivera (9-2) forced to withdraw from the fight due to an injury. The event will take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif, on April 20. Read More »
UFC bantamweight fighter Francisco Rivera (8-2-1) is scheduled to face Edwin Figueroa at UFC 156 on Feb.2. After recording a no contest in his last bout against Roland Delorme, Rivera will now look to bounce back into the win column and start his 2013 campaign off with a bang. Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) reporter Jay Cee recently got the chance to speak with Francisco about his upcoming bout against Edwin Figueroa, fight camp, his fighting style and failing the post-fight drug test for his last matchup. Read More »
Tune into Fisttacuff Radio tonight for Episode 143 as we are joined by Kaleb Brown, Matt Brown, Joe Soto, Nick Piedmont, and Francisco Rivera at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT. Read More »
Another injury has hit the UFC for their upcoming event next weekend, Francisco Rivera has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Ken Stone. A replacement comes in the form of Dustin Pague who will look for his second victory in the space of two weeks. Read More »
UFC bantamweight Francisco Rivera (8-2) picked up an impressive win at UFC on FUEL 3 and hopes to use that momentum against Ken Stone at UFC on FX 4 on June 22 in Atlantic City. Read More »
Rafael dos Anjos, Cody McKenzie, Brad Tavares, and Francisco Rivera were among the winners on the facebook portion of the UFC on FUEL TV 3 card in Fairfax, Va. Read More »
It has emerged today that bantamweight hard-hitter Francisco Rivera has been brought in as a late replacement for Azamat Gashimov. Rivera will now step in and take on Alex Soto at UFC on Fuel TV 3. Read More »
Francisco "Cisco" Rivera talked about his upcoming bout at Tachi Palace Fights 13 against Alexander Crispim and his desire to return to the UFC. We also discussed this week's top MMA news stories. Read More »
Pro mixed martial arts action returns to Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., with "Tachi Palace Fights 13: Unfinished Business" on Thursday, May 10. Read More »
Tachi Place Fights 13: "Unfinished Business" will take place on May 10th at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California. The promotion has announced the main event and co-main event. Read More »
With the fight card for Tachi Palace Fights 11 finally complete and just two weeks away, ring girl Lauren is doing what it takes to look her best for the show. Guess who is following her lead? Read More »
Former WEC title challenger Takeya Mizugaki will return to action against Francisco Rivera. The fight will be a part of UFC Live 3 on, which will take place on March 3. Read More »
A new chapter in the career of Urijah Faber just started with a bang. "The California Kid" in his debut at bantamweight, wasted little time in showing that he is still one of the best in the world. Read More »
WEC featherweight Erik Koch (10-1) gave his quick thoughts on facing newcomer Francisco Rivera (5-0) on the main card of WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki on Nov. 11 in Las Vegas. Read More »
