UFC fighter Irwin Rivera was reportedly arrested Thursday in Florida for attempted murder of his sisters.
According to a report in ESPN, two women aged 22 and 33 were taken to hospital after being found with several stab injuries at Rivera’s residence.
The report also said that one of the women told police she woke up to Rivera stabbing them with a knife. One of them managed to call the police during the fight.
Rivera reportedly escaped the scene. In a detailed tape interview, he admitted to stabbing his sisters with a bronze knife.
In a report by MyMMANews, Rivera, 31, told Boynton Beach Police Department officials that he “believed he killed the two sisters and said he did so because his motive was, he was told with higher power. ” The police report said he said, ‘I killed my sisters. ‘
The UFC was called by ESPN in a statement that it is investigating what happened “extremely sad”.
Rivera, who competed three times with the UFC in 2020 and is 10-6 as a professional mixed martial artist, last competed in the octagon on Sept. 19 when he lost a split decision. to Andre Ewell.