Alessio Sakara On Illness That Forced Him Off UFC 122

Alessio Sakara sets the record strait on what unfolded backstage at UFC 122 that forced him out of the co-main event against Jorge Rivera.

“The UFC said if you’re not 100 percent, don’t fight” said Sakara, Bad Tuna? “They think I contracted something from tuna fish … which led to a bad stomach virus. The toxin levels are still high, and I am recovering now. So I am just waiting for February to come, at the latest March for my next match. I promise you I won’t eat tuna fish anymore. I took a good beating from this.”