Ep 138. Alessio Sakara vs Victor Valimaki UFC 70
- TV-MA
- April 21, 2007
- 10 min
After a few moments of evenly matched action, Sakara hurt Valimaki badly and sent his mouthpiece flying. As referee Mario Yamasaki stepped in to halt the action to replace Valimaki's lost gumshield, Sakara jumped on top of the Octagon to celebrate what he thought was a victory. It wasn't, and it appeared that Valimaki had been given sufficient time to recover, but it wasn't nearly long enough, and once the action resumed, Sakara completed his flurry of punches and Yamasaki rescued Valimaki at 1:44 of the first round. This bout is considered to be one of the top 150 fights in the history of UFC mixed martial arts events. Started in 1993, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand is a professional mixed martial arts organization offering the premier series of MMA sports events.