Jorge Rivera goes out a winner in retirement fight at UFC on FX 1

He doesn't rank up there with the likes of Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture, but Jorge Rivera certainly did his part as one of the building blocks for the UFC. A long-time card filler since 2003, Rivera announced that he was retiring following his fight tonight. He seized the opportunity to shine ion his final trip to the Octagon by wearing down and eventually punching out Eric Schafer at the 1:31 mark of the second round of the final fight on the FUEL TV portion of the UFC on FX 1 card. "I want to thank Zuffa. I want to thank Dana White, the Fertitta brothers, Burt Watson, who's voice I'm going to miss dearly in the back," Rivera told UFC play-by-play announcer Jon Anik. Rivera then turned his attention to thanking his family and training partners. That's when he got a bit emotional. It was nice to see the near 40-year-old make it to the cage tonight for his 15th career fight with the promotion. He nearly retired back in 2009 after the tragic p...