Alessio Sakara is now unrecognizable from the guy that placed seventh in our top ten list of the greatest fades in MMA. That compilation was written on the back of two dinner napkins in Tucson, Arizona and King Mo was an official consultant for it. He suggested that we insert Mark Munoz in the top five, which would have forced Mirko Cro Cop out from the list — something that should never happen in MMA. Mirko Cro Cop being placed on the list served as evidence that the fade traveled to Croatia and lived to tell about it. It was in the fade’s destiny to be expressed within Cro Cop’s haircut, highly unlike Alessio Sakara and Jorge Rivera fighting on a UFC event. After three failed attempts, Alessio Sakara issued this statement on dropping out of his fight with Rivera and that both fighters may need to change their name in order to get this non-existent trilogy on the road. [Source]
