One of the sisters who was stabbed by UFC fighter Irwin Rivera said her brother did not behave like he did in the days before the incident on Friday.
Rivera’s sisters, Lezlye and Kelly, remain in hospital but in a stable condition, fighter manager Ali Abdelaziz told ESPN.
Earlier Friday, in a Facebook post, Lezlye wrote that Rivera did not sleep, did not speak as he normally would, and that he had completely lost interest in MMA training, and that’s what he wants to do ‘. Lezlye said she flew to Rivera in Florida because of his bizarre behavior.
‘His mental stage was unfortunately worse than we could [have] proposed and before we could help him, he broke down completely, ‘Lezlye wrote.
“His mentality is completely damaged to something unrecognizable.”
According to an incident report from the Boynton Beach Police Department obtained by ESPN, Rivera, who was arrested on Thursday, admitted that he tried to kill his two sisters by stabbing them with a knife in the early hours of the morning. According to the report, according to Rivera, the purpose of killing his sisters is his purpose, which was told to him by a higher power.
Rivera made his first appearance in court on Friday morning and is now being held in a behavioral health facility after the court granted an emergency measure, according to online records. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder and is being held without charge.
Abdelaziz said Rivera was ‘very respectful’ and a favorite of his Dominance MMA management team. He called Rivera’s actions unusual, and like Rivera’s sisters, he wants the fighter to receive mental health assistance.
“His sisters support him 100 percent,” Abdelaziz told ESPN. “They said, ‘My brother is a good, nice man and needs help. “They said it was not really him. ‘
In the Facebook entry, Lezlye writes that she and her family ‘wish [Rivera] to get the professional spiritual help he so desperately needs. ‘
Rivera’s mother, Susana Campos, told Mexican publication Milenio that her son lost his memory a few days ago and took over something bad. His mind was blocked. He was not he. ‘
Rivera, a 31-year-old Mexican resident and resident of Florida, made her UFC debut in May last year and won 1-2 in 2020.
The UFC said in a statement on Thursday that it was investigating the “extremely worrying” situation and would not offer a fight to Rivera at the moment.