Josh Neer (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155)
Clay Guida (155) vs. Mac Danzig 155)
Alan Belcher (185) vs. Ed Herman (185)
Eric Schafer (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Joe Vedepo (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185)
Wilson Gouveia (185) vs. Ryan Jensen (185)
Kyle Bradley (155) vs. Joe Lauzon (155)
Jason Brilz (205) vs. Brad Morris (205)
Mike Massenzio (185) vs. Drew McFedries (185)
Dan [...]

Three middleweight bouts have been added to upcoming UFC cards as Jason Lambert will drop down from light heavyweight to meet Jason Day at UFC 88, Alessio Sakara will take on UFC newcomer Joe Vedepo at UFC Fight Night 15, and contenders Thales Leites and Goran Reljic will square off at UFC 90.
The trio of [...]

MMA veteran Rob Kimmons (20-3) will make his UFC debut at “The Ultimate Fighter 7: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest” Finale on June 21st against Rob Yundt (6-1) in place of an injured Alessio Sakara.
The news was reported by MMAJunkie.com on Monday.
Sakara was forced out of the bout, which has not yet been officially announced, [...]

Wanderlei Silva, Rousimar Palhares, Goran Reljic, and Wilson Gouveia took home $75,000 bonuses for their efforts at UFC 84. Silva won “Knockout of the Night” for his 36-second KO win over Keith Jardine. Palhares was awarded “Submission of the Night” for his slick armbar win over veteran Ivan Salaverry. Reljic and Gouveia took home [...]

Four UFC 82 fighters have received medical suspensions from the Ohio Athletic Commission. All four fighters received precautionary suspensions resulting from knockout or technical knockout losses at the event.

Evan Tanner — Suspended 60 days
Alessio Sakara — Suspended 30 days
Jake O’Brien — Suspended 30 days
Dustin Hazelett — Suspended 30 days

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MMAFrenzy.com has obtained the official fighter salaries for UFC 82 as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission by the UFC. The mandatory figures reported to the athletic commission include base salaries and win bonuses but do not include fees, other bonuses, and sponsor payments.

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson
Silva — $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus)
Henderson — $100,000
Heath [...]

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson via submission – Round 2, 4:52
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo via split decision
Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara via TKO – Round 1, 3:16
Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner via KO – Round 2, 3:00
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson via unanimous decision
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien via TKO – Round [...]

Dan Henderson (184.5) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5)
Yushin Okami (184.5) vs. Evan Tanner (185)
Chris Wilson (169.5) vs. Jon Fitch (170)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Jake O’Brien (231.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (241)
Luigi Fioravanti (170.5) vs. Luke Cummo (170)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. [...]

The UFC has officially confirmed a rumored bout between Chris Leben and Alessio Sakara, adding it to the official UFC 82 fight card on UFC.com. The announcement completes the fight card for the March 1st event at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The fight, which will be broadcast during the pay-per-view portion of the ten-bout [...]

Alessio Sakara will make his UFC middleweight debut at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio on March 1st against “The Ultimate Fighter” castmember Chris Leben.
The bout was first reported by ProElite.com.
Sakara (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) competed earlier this month at UFC 80 dispatching James Lee via TKO less than two-minutes into the fight. After a debut [...]

BJ Penn def. Joe Stevenson via submission – Round 2, 4:02
Fabricio Werdum def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO – Round 2, 4:34
Marcus Davis def. Jess Liaudin via KO – Round 1, 1:04
Wilson Gouveia def. Jason Lambert via KO – Round 2, 0:37
Jorge Rivera def. Kendall Grove via TKO – Round 1, 1:20
Antoni Hardonk def. Colin Robinson [...]

The UFC’s first event of 2008, UFC 80: Rapid Fire, took place today in Newcastle, England and featured a 9-bout lineup that included a main event lightweight championship match pitting “The Prodigy” BJ Penn against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.
Continue reading for full, round-by-round coverage of UFC 80: Rapid Fire.

All 18 fighters set to participate in tomorrow’s UFC 80 pay-per-view event successfully made weight at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England earlier today. Tomorrow the venue will host the UFC’s first event of 2008. The 9-fight card features a main event lightweight title bout pitting “The Prodigy” BJ Penn against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.
Official [...]

American Top Team has announced that Alessio “Legionarius” Sakara has joined the mixed martial arts team.
Sakara (11-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has lost three of his last four bouts, all of which took place in the UFC. He made his octagon debut against Ron Faircloth in 2005 but the fight was ruled a no contest after [...]

As part of the UFC’s announcement of Jason Lambert vs. Wilson Gouveia three previously rumored bouts for the January 19th UFC 80 card have been officially announced.

Alessio Sakara will look to bounce back from his UFC 75 knockout loss to Houston Alexander (and losses in 3 of his last 4 bouts) as he takes on [...]