Alessio Sakara injured, Costa Philippou will face Jorge Rivera at UFC 133
Posted on July 25, 2011, 02:23 PM by Ryan VenturaInjury seems to be a common story in the career of Italian striker Alessio Sakara. Just when you thought the long awaited bout with Jorge Rivera would finally go down, a monkey wrench was once again thrown into the plans for UFC 133 on August 6th in Philadelphia. The UFC announced today that Sakara has been injured and Rivera will be now facing Costa Philippou on the main card.
"The injury bug has bitten UFC 133 again, with Alessio Sakara the latest casualty. Sakara's removal from his bout with Jorge Rivera (the third time the bout has hit the skids), has opened up a main card slot for Greek slugger Costa Philippou, who will now face "El Conquistador" on the August 6th card in Philadelphia."
Philippou was originally supposed to face Rafael Natal on the Facebook portion of the preliminary card, but has been promoted to the main stage with his new opponent being Jorge Rivera.
Photo: Jorge Rivera celebrates victory over Rob Kimmons at UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2009. Francis Specker
Comments
damn that fight was going to be a for sure Knock Out too
I agree fire works!
Sakara just can't catch a break. So many things have happened to that poor guy.
yeah it sucks for him. guy has always got an issue..he probably could have used the pay check.
I'm a huge fan of Sakara. Apparently now he's got broken ligaments in his knee, a real shame.
Now this card is just getting really ridiculous, that's 5 straight fights they've had to change up.
this is like the 3rd ime hes left rivera w out an opponent
Just a sidenote... his name is not "Costa" but "Costas". It seems like a small detail but it sounds a bit silly in Greek, the way it is written now.
Hmmm interesting note. Thanks for the heads up, I blame UFC.com for spelling it like that =P