He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor.
In order to get into the house and actually compete on the show, Rivera had to fight John Wood, a training partner of Forrest Griffin.
When asked by Joe Rogan if he will retire as he had stated on The Ultimate Fighter, Dante declined and said he would continue to fight.
However, Rivera was removed from the card due to undisclosed reasons and Burrell was rescheduled to face Jesus Martinez.
[3] Dante Rivera won his last Bellator fight win a dominant performance against tough fighter Gemiyale Adkins.