Alessio Sakara
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Alessio Sakara
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| Nickname | Legionarivs |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (83.91 kg) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | September 2, 1981 |
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Town of birth | Rome, Italy |
| Team/Association | American Top Team |
| Fighting style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Alessio "Legionarivs" Sakara (born September 2, 1981 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) Middleweight division.
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[edit] Biography and training
When Sakara was five, he began to play football (soccer) as a midfielder. Sakara began training in boxing after realizing that, in order to be a football player on a professional level, he needed to know how to defend himself in case of a confrontation on the field. Initially, Sakara continued to play football and box, but after being penalized for fighting during a football tournament, he decided that he couldn't continue boxing and football.
After two years of training, Sakara competed in his first boxing tournament and won. Several years after turning professional in boxing, a friend showed him a video of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Sakara drew inspiration. To supplement his training, he traveled to Brazil where he met Roberto Almeida Meneguetti, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.The two athletes cross-trained together, with Sakara teaching Meneguetti boxing and Meneguetti teaching Sakara jiu-jitsu.He recently signed with American Top Team in Miami.
Alessio has amassed a 12-6-1 record, with one no contest ruling, in mixed martial arts and has participated in seven UFC events. . He was part of UFC 80 in Newcastle,England , where he won via TKO in the first round against PRIDE FC veteran James Lee. Following his victory over Lee, Sakara announced that he would be moving down to the middleweight division.[1] Sakara loss by TKO to middleweight Chris Leben at UFC 82.[1]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 12 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time |
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| Loss | Chris Leben | TKO (strikes) | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | 3/01/08 | 1 | 3:16 |
| Win | James Lee | TKO (strikes) | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 1/19/08 | 1 | 1:30 |
| Loss | Houston Alexander | TKO (strikes) | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | 9/08/07 | 1 | 1:01 |
| Win | Victor Valimaki | TKO (strikes) | UFC 70: Nations Collide | 4/21/07 | 1 | 1:44 |
| Loss | Andrew McFedries | TKO (strikes) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | 11/18/2006 | 1 | 4:07 |
| Loss | Dean Lister | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | 5/27/2006 | 1 | 1:20 |
| Win | Elvis Sinosic | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | 2/4/2006 | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Ron Faircloth | No Contest (Faircloth kicked Sakara in groin) | UFC 55: Fury | 10/7/2005 | 2 | 0:24 |
| Win | Frank Amaugou | Decision (unanimous) | King of the Ring | 2/19/2005 | ||
| Win | Tihamer Brunner | TKO | Ring Fight | 11/20/2004 | ||
| Loss | Assuerio Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Jungle Fight 3 | 10/23/2004 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | Eduardo Maiorino | Knockout | Real Fight 1 | 7/30/2004 | 1 | 0:30 |
| Win | Rafael Tatu | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Meca World Vale Tudo 9 | 8/1/2003 | 2 | 4:18 |
| Win | Damien Riccio | Decision | Martial Arts Day | 5/11/2003 | 2 | 6:00 |
| Win | David Mortelette | TKO (strikes) | Resa Dei Conti 6 | 12/20/2002 | 1 | 1:12 |
| Loss | Roman Zentsov | Decision | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4 | 11/15/2002 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Loss | Simon Holmes | Submission (rear naked choke) | CWFC 1: Armageddon | 7/27/2002 | 1 | 4:50 |
| Win | Adam Woolmer | Submission (kimura) | CWFC 1: Armageddon | 7/27/2002 | 1 | 0:21 |
| Win | Mastioli Mastioli | Submission (armbar) | Fight Night | 6/21/2002 | 1 | 0:20 |
| Win | Di Clementi | Knockout | Fight Night | 6/21/2002 | 1 | 0:13 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Caplan, Sam (January 28, 2008). Exclusive:Chris Leben to Fight Alessio Sakara. ProElite.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
