Articles tagged with: Alessio Sakara
Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]
A questionable split decision victory which was awarded to The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping over Matt Hamill has caused a uproar among fans and overshadowed a 5-round title fight and other dominating performances on an action-packed card.
In the main event of the evening Dan Henderson appeared hesitant and ineffective as Quinton Jackson controlled [...]
This post contains quick results, news, and round-by-round coverage of UFC 75 from London. The event, which wrapped up at 6pm ET, will air on tape-delay in the United States beginning at 9pm ET.
If you wish to discuss the event free of spoilers at it airs in the US on Spike you can do so [...]
Houston Alexander has signed a new 3 fight deal with the UFC according to published reports. The deal replaces a smaller 3 fight deal he had signed with the organization prior to his fight with Keith Jardine. The upset earned him the new deal which is likely simply in increase in base salary and fight [...]
Read More »Houston Alexander, fresh off of his quick TKO of Keith Jardine, will return to the UFC this September to face Alessio Sakara on the London card.
Alexander came into his fight with Jardine at UFC 71 as not just an unknown who had never fought in the UFC but also one who was a massive underdog. [...]
European born UFC fighter Alessio Sakara will return to the UFC this September at UFC 75 in London. Sakara, born in Italy, last fought at the UFC’s first trip of England this year, UFC 70.
The Italian fighter has been average in the UFC so far. He debuted at UFC 55 in 2005 posting a draw [...]
Here are the fighter payouts from UFC 70 in Manchester, England:
Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000) def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ($350,000)
Andrei Arlovski ($160,000) def. Fabricio Werdum ($80,000)
Michael Bisping ($24,000) def. Elvis Sinosic ($8,000)
Lyoto Machida ($40,000) def. David Heath ($6,000)
Cheick Kongo ($40,000) def. Assuerio Silva ($8,000)
Terry Etim ($12,000) def. Matt Grice ($3,000)
Junior [...]
**SPOILERS**
UFC 70 is being shown on tape delay in North America on Spike TV. Continue reading only if you want to know the results before they air in the United States and Canada.
You’ve been warned…
Mere hours after we thought the UFC 70 card was finalized, UFC.com has dropped a bombshell that Forrest Griffin was forced to withdraw from the event on April 21st in England due to a staph infection in his knee. Here’s the release:
“Light heavyweight contender Forrest Griffin has been sidelined by a severe staph infection in [...]
The free UFC 70 event will boast 10 fights, although only selected bouts will air on Spike TV. UFC events typically have only 9 fights but the UFC, for one reason or another, has decided to go with a 10 fight card. Here is the complete card headlined by the top contender matchup between Mirko [...]
Read More »Today the UFC announced they would be releasing more UFC 70:Â ‘Nations Collide’ tickets due to “stunning public demand”. We first hinted at a ticket increase Thursday and now the UFC has officially released more tickets. No definite number was announced but early reports said the number could be in the thousands. Here’s an excerpt [...]
Read More »Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer is reporting in a recent article that UFC 70 will “most likely” air on Spike TV and not HBO as was initially rumored. Here’s what the article had to say:
“Dana White said that regarding the broadcast of UFC 70 on 4/21 from Manchester, England into the U.S., that nothing is [...]
Earlier today Terry Etim was added to the UFC 70 fight card for a bout against a then unknown fighter. MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Etim’s opponent will be fellow Brit Matt Grice (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
Grice handed then 2-0 Dan Marks his first career MMA loss at an Extreme Wars event last June. He also [...]


