Speaking of Alberto de Rio, he is definitely one of the most controversial players in professional wrestling right now. In the past few years, he has been deeply involved in lawsuits for many crimes such as strong women and kidnapping, and many wrestling fans have turned black on the former WWE champion.
Although Alberto de Rio's case over him at the end of last year was over and Alberto was released for his innocence, many people still put the hat of "rapist" on him, and Alberto was even spurned and despised by many of his peers.
This also led to the fact that Alberto had never been signed by any major league in the wrestling world since he regained his free reins, and he had to go around and participate in some independent live events...
To the surprise of many, earlier today, Alberto de Rio suddenly announced his new owner, a company that everyone is familiar with, that is, the UFC Mixed Martial Arts League with the same name as WWE!
Just this morning, the UFC officially announced the signing of a short-term contract with former WWE champion Alberto de Rio, who will serve as a Spanish commentator for the UFC and BKFC for some time to come! This Sunday, Beijing time, Albert will make his UFC debut!
Fans of Alberto de Rio's wrestling should know that he is not only a professional wrestler, but has also had experience with octagonal cages. He has played 15 MMA matches, with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and no results.
During his MMA career, he even played against big names like former UFC lightweight champion Tito Ortiz and "X-Men" Miluku.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar, and many netizens also said: Before signing employees, did the UFC not investigate their black history? Does anyone dare to sign up for a company?
Up to now, the news of Alberto signing with the UFC is still on Twitter's hot search list, and most netizens are surprised and dissatisfied with the highly controversial decision made by the UFC.
And the well-known wrestling media Sportskeeda also contacted Alberto de Rio for the first time and conducted an exclusive interview with him, in which Alberto once again expressed his desire to return to professional wrestling, he said:
It seems that despite the scandal, Alberto is still full of expectations and fantasies about his professional wrestling path, and at the end of last year, there was even news that WWE intended to recall Alberto de Rio.
It is worth mentioning that although the current UFC and Alberto signed a short-term contract, according to the foreign media, the possibility of the two parties signing a long-term contract in the future is very large. But given Alberto's current 44-year-old age, a comeback octagonal cage is basically unlikely...
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