Jorge Rivera's upcoming bout with Alessio Sakara at UFC 133 might be one of the last fights for the Boston native who looks towards retirement according to bostonherald.com.

Rivera has been a stable within the UFC, featured on the Ultimate Fighter season four and fighting in 13 UFC bouts which date back to his debut at UFC 44.

Going 7-6 in his UFC career, Rivera is known to be a striker who always looked toward giving fans a knockout finish as evident in his bouts with Nate Quarry, Kendall Grove and Rob Kimmons.

However Rivera is approaching the age of 40 and his brawler style does not bode well for the aging veteran of the cage.

"I've been thinking that this might be the last fight. I'm going to give it all I've got. The last fight left me kind of flat. Other than being sick of fighting, I'm not sure I want to do that. I'm getting to 40-years-old now. I don't want to be taking unnecessary blows to the head. I want to come out with a 'W' and maybe take one or two big fights and then I'm done," Rivera said.

Looking ahead, Rivera plans to pass on his knowledge and experience in MMA to a new generation.

"I love it. When your time is up, let someone else run with it. That's what I want to do. I love that we can pick up knowledge and pass it to other people and watch them follow their pursuits and be successful with it," Rivera said.

One man that Rivera has in his sights is his new found protégé, 26 year old Matt Phinney. Rivera hopes to take the two time Golden Gloves winner under his wing and mold him into a successful mixed martial artist in the near future.

Should his bout with Sakara be his last, Rivera will likely go out the same way he came in; swinging for the fences.