UFC 104: Jorge Rivera vs Rob Kimmons in the works for Oct. 24
by Jesse Holland on Jul 15, 2009 11:03 AM EDT
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A middleweight bout between Octagon veteran Jorge Rivera (22-4) and grappling stud Rob Kimmons (22-4) is expected to take place at UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 24, MMAmania.com has learned.
"El Conqistador" has fallen on hard times over the past year. After a first round submission loss to Martin Kampmann at UFC 85: "Bedlam" back in June 2008, he was blindsided with the sudden and tragic death of his 17-year-old daughter.
Rivera — a UFC veteran who was also a former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 4 — notched a big knockout win over Kendall Grove at UFC 80: "Rapid Fire" earlier in 2008. He’s also got a technical knockout win over Edwin DeWees and a knockout loss to Terry Martin since his most recent return to the organization.
It’s safe to say that Rivera is consistently inconsistent — he has been unable to string together consecutive wins in nine attempts with the UFC. The good news for him is that he was able to get back into the win column against Nissen Osterneck at Fight Night 18 last April.
Kimmons was successful in his debut for the promotion, submitting Rob Yundt with a guillotine choke at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 Finale back in June. After falling to wrestling ace Dan Miller at Fight Night 15, he quickly rebounded with a "Submission of the Night" win over Joe Vedepo at Fight Night 18.
"The Rosedal Reaper" has been all over the place throughout his five-year professional career, competing for organizations such as International Fighting Organization (IFO), American Bushido, Titan Fighting Championships (TFC) and Victory Fighting Championships (VFC), among others.
The Kansas City-bred fighter has now won five of his last six bouts -- all by first round submission.
UFC 104 will feature a main event between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez have also been rumored to meet to determine the UFC number one heavyweight contender.
For all the latest news on UFC 104 check out our complete archive right here.
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hated hearing about his daughter…hopefully he’s doing better
by McArthur on Jul 15, 2009 11:11 AM EDT reply actions
This would definately be the best main event in quote some time if they could pull this fight together.
by GSP4Prez on Jul 15, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions
Kimmons is a bad ass. I’ve seen him fight in Chicago a few times and he whoops ass.
by JoeChd on Jul 15, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions
More depth to the upcoming UFC cards. Really looking forward to MMA going into this fall.
by MMAMoneyLine on Jul 15, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions
The Rosedale Reaper is nothing more than a Wyandotte County scumbag who steals CD players out of cars, and beats up little 14 year old kids at Rosedale Park! Reaper i’m calling you out!
by Sourhdale on Jul 15, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck man i love jorge rivera. that guy like was stated has been so inconsistant but man is he a warrior. that guy has a real fighters heart to lose his daughter at only 17 years old and still have the will and heart to live for another day. i really look up to this guy n what hes been through i hope him the best i know he can KO or submit a very tough kimmons
by butters on Jul 16, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
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