Santa Feâs Jerome âThe Renegadeâ Rivera will fight Francisco Nazareno as part of UFCâs
Fight Night on Jan. 20. The card at UFC Fight Island in Dubai will be broadcast by ESPN+.
Rivera (10-3) is coming off a Sept. 19 loss to Tyson Nam in Las Vegas, Nev. Nam got the best of Rivera in the second round, halting the momentum Rivera established with a win just seven weeks earlier over Luis Rodriguez.
A Brazilian, Nazareno (11-3-1) hasnât won a fight in 32 months and has won just twice in the last four-plus years.
Their bout will be one of 11 on the card, headlined by the Leon Edwards-Khamzat Chimaev main event. The undercard includes New Mexicoâs Carlos Condit (31-13) against Matt Brown of the United States.