UFC bantamweight Irwin Rivera is facing charges on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder after he was arrested and jailed Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office online arrest records, Rivera was taken into custody Thursday afternoon at 12:08 p.m. ET and was being held at the Main Detention Center. Circumstances leading to Rivera’s arrest are unclear, but according to MMA reporter Eric Kowal , the 31-year-old allegedly stabbed his sisters. MMA Junkie could not confirm those details with the sheriff’s office after multiple phone calls and emails went unanswered.
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UFC’s Irwin Rivera facing first-degree murder charges in Florida – MMA Junkie