Send us a textEp 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive Jorge Rivera is a legend of the Atlantic Northeast MMA scene His career started with the legendary Jason Delucia and continues through one of the sports most respected trainers Keith Rockel. Throughout his career Jorge Rivera has faced some of the world’s toughest fighters; Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva are just a few of the names. Rivera bout with Lee Murray and the reputation that Murray carried are talked about extensively in this episode Ep 299 Jorge Rivera Career Deep Dive Jorge Rivera 0:00 MMA history podcast intro  0:32 Joey Venti’s guest introduction 0:58 interview start 1:38 learning from Jason DeLucia 5:30 Judo Black belt Keith Racquel 5:58 training partner Doug Kalindo8:30 Jorge Rivera vs Elias Rivera 10:54 Jorge Rivera vs Tim Sylvia 14:06 Vale Tudo Rhode Island 4 man tournament 16:25 Jorge Rivera vs Brandon Lee Hinkle19:40 Jorge Rivera vs Anatoly Yaschenko21:05 being a B side fighter early on 22:36 Training with Matt Phiney23:32 relationship with Tom Haffers25:02 Jorge Rivera vs Joe Nye25:48 Jorge Rivera vs Travis Lutter27:30 thoughts on greasing for fights 28:29 Jorge Rivera vs Andy Landen30:39 Jorge Rivera vs Solomon Hutcherson31:30 getting the call from the UFC 33:15 Jorge Rivera vs David Loiseau36:29 Jorge Rivera vs Lee Murray 38:36 interactions with Lee Murray 41:23 fighting in an empty arena 46:19 Jorge Rivera vs James Gabert50:18 Jorge Rivera vs Mark Weir52:22 Jorge Rivera vs Rich Franklin 54:46 Jorge Rivera vs Alex Reid57:44 Jorge Rivera vs Anderson Silva 1:00:30 Promoter Mario Ramos & Zach Tesler 1:00:57 experience with Dr Lenny Waice1:03:23 Jorge Rivera vs Danny Vega1:06:13 Street Wise Fight gear sponsor 1:08:20 Ranger Up clothing sponsor 1:11:52 Jorge Rivera vs Dennis Hallman1:12:47 Jorge Rivera vs Chris Leben1:14:06 cancelled bout with Alessio Sakara1:15:16 Jorge Rivera vs Tim Williams1:16:14 Jorge Rivera vs Kendall Grove 1:19:01 interview wrap up 1:19:29 outro/ closing thoughtsPlease follow our channels on Follow the MMA History Team on Instagram: MMA Detective Mike Davis @mikedavis632 Co Host Joey Venti @aj_ventitreRecords Keeper-  Andrew Mendoza @ambidexstressSocial Media Manager Andy Campbell  @martial_mindset_Thumbnails Julio Macedo  @juliosemacentoInstagram https://www.instagram.com/mmahistorypodcast?igsh=aHVweHdncXQycHBy&utm_source=qrSpotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb?si=aL3D5Y3aTDi-PQZdweWL8gApple Podcast MMA History PodcastYouTube https://youtube.com/@MMAHistoryPodcast?si=bj1RBXTZ2X82tv_JOutro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-powerMike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 #MMA #UFC #NHB #MixedMartialArts #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #MMAPodcast #fightpodcast Thank You for your supportSupport the show