[citation needed] Francisco also made history as the first Spanish radio analyst of the MLS expansion franchise Los Angeles Football Club during its inaugural 2018 season.
[5] Rivera joined the Time Warner Cable Deportes broadcast team in 2013 as the studio host of Los Angeles Sparks game coverage, as well as other shows within the network.
Rivera made his debut as the Los Angeles Clippers' Spanish TV analyst during the 2011–2012 NBA season on games broadcast on Time Warner Cable.
[7] A veteran of mixed martial arts Spanish broadcasts, Rivera currently works for King of the Cage as the host of Guerreros Hispanos, a weekly show on Azteca America.
as the Spanish host and play-by-play announcer of the Zuffa-owned company World Extreme Cagefighting, calling all WEC live events in the United States on Versus, as well as in Mexico on Cadena Tres.
[9] Rivera is also a play-by-play announcer and on-air talent for DirecTV Latin America, broadcasting international matches including Spain's La Liga and the UEFA Champions League, as well as MLB and NBA.
[citation needed] He was recognized as "Sports Knight" by The Hollywood Reporter in their September 2012 feature "Young Latinos in Entertainment: On-Air Talent to Watch".