Ex-UFC veteran Alessio Sakara set to sign with Croatia's Final Fight Championship

Former UFC veteran Alessio Sakara set to sign with Final Fight Championship 

by Andreas Georgiou - @AGeorgiouMMA 

Italian MMA fighter Alessio Sakara, who has competed at Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight in the UFC, is to join Final Fight Championship this Thursday.

Although FFC usually runs cards with both kickboxing and MMA fights, Sakara is expected to stay within MMA.

Sakara is to arrive in Zagreb, Croatia, July 24 in order to sign a contract with Croatia's biggest combat sports promotion. FFC will also have a press conference for media representatives, introducing him to the Croatian faithful.

Signing a seasoned fighter such as Sakara is big step forward for the FFC. Big names such as: Paul Daley, Eddie Sanchez and Nandor Guelmino have also signed with the promotion this year.

Sakara debuted for the UFC in 2005 and was considered a possible future star. His UFC career however was a mixture of ups and downs, with Sakara only managing his best streak of three wins between 2008-2010. This lead to him being released by the UFC after his October 2013 loss to Nico Mmusoke.

He earned the name “Legionarius” for his relentlessness and numerous KO's and tattooed his nickname on his back which later became his trademark. With a record of 15-11-1NC, Sakara defeated credible fighters such as Thales Leites and James Irvin. Although he comepted at both 205 and 185 in the UFC, it is still unknown in which division he is to fight in the FFC.

FFC President Orsat Zovko already announced Sakara is to sign with the FFC earlier this year when he also promised that there will be more big names joining the Final Fight Championship by the end of the year.