Jorge Rivera: The fight against Alessio Sakara might be my last
Posted on June 21, 2011, 09:36 AM by Anton Gurevich “I’ve been thinking that (against Sakara) this might be the last fight. I’m going to give it all I’ve got,” Rivera said. “The last fight left me kind of flat. Other than being sick of fighting, I’m not sure I want to do that. I’m getting to 40-years-old now. I don’t want to be taking unnecessary blows to the head. I want to come out with a W and maybe take one or two big fights and then I’m done.
When it comes to the fight time I’m going to be there. I’m going to fight and I’m going to fight clean. I’m not a dirty fighter. Bisping was really inexcusable. And I haven’t really spoken out about it at all. It was pitiful. He went to my corner after he kneed me and the head and talked (explicit). He purposely kneed me, goes over to my corner and tells them that. Then he says after that it was unintentional. It’s hard for me to respect the guy. It’s hard for me to like him.” - Boston Herald.
Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera will face Alessio Sakara in the preliminary action of UFC 133, on August 6th. The loss to Michael Bisping cut Jorge Rivera's three-fight winning streak inside the Octagon, and set him back to the undercard in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (just like Michael Bisping predicted). Rivera will turn 40 next February, currently holding a professional MMA record of 19-8.
Photo: Jorge Rivera, right, fights Rob Kimmons at UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2009. Francis Specker
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I like to hear that it was the fighters decision to retire than watch an aging fighter get retired. There will come a time that the mind is willing but the body wont. I'm glad that El Conquistador has recognize that his time is up.
Farewell "El Conquistador" and good luck on your journey towards the rest of your life.
No Jorge, you showed some real disrespect but most importantly, some real immaturity when you made those ridiculous videos. I don't see how this is less disrespectful than spitting on someone. You called him all sorts of names when he didn't say anything, all he did was retaliate AND beat your ass.
I like how you fall for that kind of stuff. Fighters do that kind of thing to hype up a fight, end of story. Don't be so sensitive.
hmm can i spit on you?
bananaboy -
Yes you would be well within your rights to spit on me if I made unprovoked videos disrespecting myself and my family for millions to watch on youtube.
It will be more loving if you swallow.
he is building up the fight but after the fight is different... bisping should know that since he is one of the guys that do a lot of trashtalk before the fight but since henderson knock him out badly he was changed and he cant accept if someone does to him like that.
Why did Rivera and his team need to insult Bispings family in public to build the fight? Please explain?
There is trash talk and then there is crosing the line. Rivera and his people went way over the line and are in no position to take the moral highground now.
he said something like it was just a joke or if you have the whole video you can post the link so that we can review. he didnt win fairly he use illegal knee just to take rivera down and from that its a different story.
good riddens
still wish bisping would have spit in his face and pissed on his corner jorge who?
Jorge and his team must have knew that Bisping is a better technical fighter. They tried to get under his skin by saying his partner has an STD etc... This was their fight strategy because in the cage their fighter does/ did not have the technical ability to win.
The plan back fired because Bisping prepared for war, "you're dead" Bisping told Jorge at the weigh in - it's a common expression in northern England which means, all rules are out the window, I am going to finish you no matter what.
Jorge was not humble and was humiliated in the same was as Bisping was against Henderson. Bisping seems to have grown more mature as a result of the lesson from Dan, whereas Jorge doesn't seem to have learnt his lesson, "if you can't put up, shut up".
His career has been tarnished as a result of the fear which led to trash talking someone elses family.
Always liked jorge's fights, he always came to win.
Wish him all the best!
i liked his fight vs a. silva, where silva let him punch in his face to show he's the man and rivera kept on punching, silva realising that wouldn't get jorge out of his game.