TUF 7 Finale: Alessio Sakara vs Rob Yundt
Alessio Sakara has been signed to face newcomer Rob Yundt at TUF 7 Finale on June 21st.
With all the releases going on these days, one has to wonder if this is an unofficial “contract” elimination bout. Sakara came into the UFC with much hype and spoke openly of challenging then-champion Chuck Liddell when Liddell seemed he was invincible. He was a very mediocre 3-3 at Light Heavyweight and recently dropped down to Middleweight, only to find himself on the wrong end of a TKO courtesy of Chris Leben.
Yundt was tapped to be a last minute replacement to face Ricardo Almedia, a Ju-Jitsu ace and was quickly submitted. UFC tends to give last minute fill-ins more slack, so Yundt may be safe if he loses. I’d consider Alessio to be on the chopping block for sure.
