Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera moved to UFC 258 on Feb. 13

Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera will still have their rematch however the date of their second fight has changed.

MMA Fighting reported that fight will now take place at UFC 258 on Feb. 13. Originally the fight was going to take place on Jan. 20 at UFC Fight Island 8. No reason has been given for why the fight is being pushed back.

When the two bantamweights first met in 2015, Rivera earned a split decision victory.

Munhoz (18-5) will be looking to snap his current two-fight losing streak. His last outing came against Frankie Edgar in August and both men put on show with Edgar earning a spilt decision win after a 25 minute back-and-forth slug fest. His other loss in the this current stretch came against Aljamain Sterling. Prior to those defeats, Munhoz was on a three-fight winning which included a knockout win over former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt.

Rivera (23-4) started out his UFC career 5-0 before going through a tough stretch in 2018 and 2019. In those two years, Rivera lost three of four fights with the losses coming against Marlon Moraes, Sterling and current bantamweight champion Petr Yan. In his only outing of 2020, Rivera defeated Cody Stamann by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night from “Fight Island in July.