Alessio Sakara vs. Victor Valimaki at UFC 70

Adding further flavor to an already international fight card, Italian Alessio Sakara (10-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will meet Canadian Victor Valimaki (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC 70 show in England, according to a UFCjunkie.com source close to one of the fighters.

The event is expected to take place April 21 at the Manchester Evening News (M.E.N.) Arena. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic is expected to headline the event.

Sakara fought three times in the UFC during the 2006 season. He beat Elvis Sinosic (UFC 57) but suffered a submission loss to Dean Lister (UFC 60) and a TKO loss to Drew McFedries at UFC 65.

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