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Report: UFC Fighter Irwin Rivera Arrested for Attempted Murder

UFC bantamweight fighter Irwin Rivera was reportedly arrested in Florida on Thursday on two counts of attempted murder, according to Marc Raimondi of ESPN.

Rivera is being held without bail after being booked by the Boynton Beach Police Department. He is accused of stabbing his two sisters, police spokesperson Stephanie Slater said.

According to the report, the two victims—one age 22, the other 33—were staying with Rivera in a spare room when they awoke to him repeatedly stabbing them with a knife. The older woman had wounds on her back, face, arms and hands, while the younger woman had wounds in her back, head and arm.