Dante Rivera
| Dante Rivera | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 12, 1974 Manhattan, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170.9 lb (77.5 kg; 12.21 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight(2007) Middleweight (2002-2010) Welterweight (2013-present) |
| Fighting out of | Hamilton, New Jersey |
| Team | Ricardo Almeida Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in BJJ under Ricardo Almeida as of 11/06/14 |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Dante Rivera (born August 12, 1974 in Manhattan, New York) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor.
Dante was selected to be a part of the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter. In order to get into the house and actually compete on the show, Rivera had to fight John Wood, a training partner of Forrest Griffin. Rivera defeated Wood via kimura submission and was then selected to be a part of Griffin's team. In the first round of the tournament, Rivera was matched up against Brandon Sene, defeating him via decision and moving him onto the next round. Rivera's next fight came against teammate Jesse Taylor. Taylor defeated Rivera via unanimous decision and ended Rivera's chances of winning the show.
During the show, Rivera was consistently shown arguing with the young and inexperienced Matt Riddle. Dante, on more the one occasion, stated that he would retire if Riddle defeated him.
Dante fought Matthew Riddle at the TUF 7 Finale. Dante was defeated by Riddle via decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). When asked by Joe Rogan if he will retire as he had stated on The Ultimate Fighter, Dante declined and said he would continue to fight. After the loss, he was released from his contract.
He made his post UFC debut against a castoff from The Ultimate Fighter 7, Paul Bradley. Rivera was defeated after being knocked out before the minute mark. He bounced back with a win over Lamont Lister and a win over WEC vet, Justin Haskins.
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