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UFC's Irwin Rivera Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges

UFC fighter Irwin Rivera was reportedly arrested and jailed on two counts of attempted murder.

Marc Raimondi of ESPN reported the news, noting Boynton Beach (Florida) Police Department spokesperson Stephanie Slater said the fighter was accused of stabbing his two sisters. He is being held without bail.

According to the incident report, one of the sisters said they were staying with Rivera and woke up when he started stabbing them. Both women are alive and were rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds.

When police made contact with Rivera, he said "I killed my sisters" and did so because a "higher power" instructed him.