MIAMI – Irwin Rivera returned to MMA for the first time in 18 months, and with that came a lot of emotions. Rivera (11-6), a former UFC fighter, defeated Firdavs Khasanov by second-round TKO with a body kick on Friday night at Eagle FC 46. The fight marked Rivera’s return to competition since his January 2021 arrest for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his sisters. Rivera’s family immediately rushed to his defense , attributing his alleged actions to a mental breakdown.
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