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UFC's Irwin Rivera arrested on attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing sisters

Irwin Rivera, a fighter in the UFC’s bantamweight division, was arrested Thursday, according to online records of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.

Details of the arrest and incident were later revealed via a police report obtained about Eric Kowal of MyMMANews, and they are horrific.

Irwin Rivera allegedly stabbed sleeping sisters

Per the report, officers responding to multiple 911 calls found Rivera’s sister lying next to a roadway covered with blood with wounds throughout her back, head and arm and two collapsed lungs. The sister reportedly alleged that her brother had stabbed her and her sister was still in the house.