Today will be Jorge Rivera's last fight

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Jorge Rivera (19-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) has decided to call it a career after
his fight with Eric Schafer (12-6-2 MMA, 3-5 UFC) tonight on UFC on FX
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The veteran announced the news today on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio).

Rivera has often flirted with the idea but made up his mind recently.

"I've thought about this for a long time," Rivera said. "If I would have
won my last fight, I would have walked away. But that's not how it
worked out, and I just told myself I would leave no matter what happens.

"It's time to go. I'm starting to feel like that old man in the club
trying to pick up chicks. It gets a little creepy after a while."

Rivera, 39, made his debut at UFC 44 with a decision over onetime
middleweight challenger David Loiseau. Most notably, he went on a
three-fight win streak in 2009-2010 that earned him a fight with
division standout Michael Bisping. In a highly controversial meeting at
UFC 127, Bisping delivered a blatantly illegal knee to a downed Rivera
in the first frame before winning a second-round TKO. The Brit then spit
at Rivera's cornerman (Bisping was later denied a discretionary bonus
for the incident).

Tonight's fight, which takes place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,
Tenn., and airs live on FUEL TV, marks Rivera's 15th appearance inside
the octagon. His current UFC record stands at 7-7.

UFC on FX's four-bout main card airs live on FX.

A father of three, Rivera said he has another child on the way and wants to focus on other things in life.

"I've had a great time," he said. "I absolutely love the fans. I love
everything about this job. It's going to be hard to be away from it. And
I hope to be back cornering somebody else, but this will be the last
time I fight."

Although happy with his career, Rivera has regrets about his time in the UFC.

"I didn't take it as serious as I should have," he said. "I never saw
everything taking place. I was just really happy to be there. I didn't
take my training seriously. There's a lot of things I would go back and
tell myself.

"If I had anything to do, I would probably say to myself, 'Become more
well-rounded.' Wrestle more, do more jiu-jitsu. Work on the things that
you're not as good at. Get with good trainers. There's a million things
that I would do.

"Hindsight is 20-20, man. You're living in the moment, and you think
you're doing all those things. It's only when it's passed you that you
realize what you had in front of you."

Thought I'd post this, otherwise would anyone really notice?

Not really. Rivera is a really forgettable fighter to be honest. Dude puts on a good show most of the time and all but when he's not fighting nobody is wondering "when will Jorge Rivera fight again?"

Red subs him and he fights in MFC within 12 months.

Money gets tight and he will fight again.

nice way to go out... Never liked the guy but a decent UFC career

Red is not cut out for the UFC tho, i'd like to see him get cut

So glad for Jorge. One of the more unappreciated fighters to ever fight in the UFC. Could always count on him to come out and try to finish above all else. I won't miss that tat on his chest though.

Good riddance.

Glad to see he went out with a victory.