Jimmie Rivera hopes a win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC Phoenix earns him a top five opponent, namely Cody Garbrandt.
Rivera has been linked to Sterling, Garbrandt, and Dominick Cruz in the past. When asked which of those three fights appeals to him the most, he confidently told Bloody Elbow, “Cody.”
“He’s a p—-y. He’s soft,” Rivera exclaimed. “At the end of the day he is trying to pick and choose his battles.” The fifth-ranked bantamweight argued fighters get “such a hard time about taking layoffs and not fighting,” but suggested Garbrandt has received preferential treatment.