He won via TKO at 1:44 of the first round. Sakara rebounded from these losses when he fought Victor Valimaki at UFC 70 on April 21, 2007. Sakara lost the bout via first-round TKO. However, Gouveia withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Drew McFedries. Sakara was next expected to face Wilson Gouveia at UFC 65 on November 18, 2006. Sakara was submitted in his next bout at UFC 60 by decorated grappling specialist and former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion Dean Lister. He won the bout via a unanimous decision despite having a point deducted due to an illegal elbow. Sakara next fought Elvis Sinosic at UFC 57 on February 4, 2006. The bout was ruled a no contest due to an inside leg kick to Sakara's groin. Sakara made his UFC debut at UFC 55, fighting against Ron Faircloth. Sakara made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2002, and compiled a record of 13–3 before being signed by the UFC. Shortly afterwards in 2000, Sakara relocated to Brazil in order to train with names like Ricardo De La Riva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Sakara was also attracted to the rising sport of mixed martial arts after his uncle showed him a VHS tape of UFC 5, which featured a bout between future UFC Hall of Famers Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie, when Sakara was 19 years old. Sakara turned to mixed martial arts after competing in amateur boxing matches because he did not think he would be able to support himself with the little money that boxers in Italy receive, and also did not prefer the tactical approach of the sport. In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, later earning a black belt under former UFC veteran Marcus "Conan" Silveira. At the age of 18 Sakara began training with Roberto Almeida He began training in boxing at the age of 11. A professional competitor since 2002, Sakara has also formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Jungle Fight, Cage Warriors, and M-1 Global.īorn in Rome, Sakara began to compete in soccer at the age of five and was talented, playing the midfielder position. Italian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial arts fighter Alessio Sakaraīlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Marcus "Conan" Silveira Īlessio Sakara (born September 2, 1981) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division.
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