A middleweight contest with a definite potential for fireworks is now official for UFC 122. UFC officials this weekend announced that middleweight sluggers Jorge Rivera (18-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Alessio Sakara (15-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) will indeed meet at UFC 122, as had been previously reported.
Featuring a 185-pound contenders fight between Nate Marquardt and Yushin Okami, UFC 122 takes place Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.
The night's main card airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.
The matchup between Rivera and Sakara was originally expected to take place at UFC 118 in August. Rivera was forced to withdraw from the 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, 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.
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(Pictured: Alessio Sakara)
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