13 Facts About Dante Rivera

Dante Rivera was born on August 12,1974 and is an American retired mixed martial artist.

Dante Rivera was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor.

Dante Rivera defeated Wood via kimura submission and was then selected to be a part of Griffin's team.

Dante Rivera was defeated by Riddle via decision.

Dante Rivera made his post UFC debut against a castoff from The Ultimate Fighter 7, Paul Bradley.

Dante Rivera was defeated after being knocked out before the minute mark.

Dante Rivera bounced back with a win over Lamont Lister and a win over WEC vet, Justin Haskins.

Dante Rivera fought fellow TUF alumni, Dan Cramer, for a small New Jersey promotion.

Many spectators were upset with the decision believing that Dante Rivera had dominated the fight and had convincingly won all three rounds.

Dante Rivera made his promotional debut against former Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good on April 4,2013 at Bellator 95.

Dante Rivera was expected to face promotional newcomer Nah-Shon Burrell on November 15,2013 at Bellator 108.

However, Dante Rivera was removed from the card due to undisclosed reasons and Burrell was rescheduled to face Jesus Martinez.

Dante Rivera won his last Bellator fight win a dominant performance against tough fighter Gemiyale Adkins.