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24-08-2010, 10:46
Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara agree to meet at UFC 122 in Germany | MMAjunkie.com (http://mmajunkie.com/news/20399/jorge-rivera-and-alessio-sakara-agree-to-meet-at-ufc-122-in-germany.mma)
A contest initially planned for this weekend's UFC 118 event in Boston will now take place in November.
Middleweights Jorge Rivera (18-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Alessio Sakara (15-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) have verbally agreed at the as-yet-unannounced UFC 122 event in Germany, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly.
The re-scheduled contest was first reported by the Boston Herald, and MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com)) has since confirmed the booking with sources close to the event.
While not yet officially announced, UFC 122 is expected to take place Nov. 13 in Oberhausen, Germany.
Rivera was forced to withdraw from the originally schedule matchup after suffering a broken arm. Sakara was then slated to face Gerald Harris, but the Italian striker then also fell victim to injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight.
While Rivera earned just moderate success in building a 5-5 record in his first 10 UFC bouts, "El Conquistador" has undergone a resurgence as of late with three-straight UFC wins.
After edging out Nissen Osterneck by split decision in April 2009, Rivera has since earned two straight TKO victories. The 38-year-old stopped Rob Kimmons at UFC 104 in October 2009 and destroyed Nate Quarry at UFC Fight Night 21 in March.
Meanwhile, Sakara also seeks his fourth-straight win. After battling through a rough 1-3 stretch in the UFC in 2007, Sakara has scored knockout wins over Joe Vedepo and James Irvin and a split-decision victory over Thales Leites.
A contest initially planned for this weekend's UFC 118 event in Boston will now take place in November.
Middleweights Jorge Rivera (18-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Alessio Sakara (15-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) have verbally agreed at the as-yet-unannounced UFC 122 event in Germany, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly.
The re-scheduled contest was first reported by the Boston Herald, and MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com)) has since confirmed the booking with sources close to the event.
While not yet officially announced, UFC 122 is expected to take place Nov. 13 in Oberhausen, Germany.
Rivera was forced to withdraw from the originally schedule matchup after suffering a broken arm. Sakara was then slated to face Gerald Harris, but the Italian striker then also fell victim to injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight.
While Rivera earned just moderate success in building a 5-5 record in his first 10 UFC bouts, "El Conquistador" has undergone a resurgence as of late with three-straight UFC wins.
After edging out Nissen Osterneck by split decision in April 2009, Rivera has since earned two straight TKO victories. The 38-year-old stopped Rob Kimmons at UFC 104 in October 2009 and destroyed Nate Quarry at UFC Fight Night 21 in March.
Meanwhile, Sakara also seeks his fourth-straight win. After battling through a rough 1-3 stretch in the UFC in 2007, Sakara has scored knockout wins over Joe Vedepo and James Irvin and a split-decision victory over Thales Leites.