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My Take
Alessio Sakara fascinates me as a fighter who refuses to settle into comfort. From Rome, standing 185 cm, he moved through boxing, sanshou, and MMA all the way to the UFC light heavyweight ranks, then added acting and television hosting to show real charisma beyond the cage. What earns my respect most is that, at an age when most veterans look for the exit, he stepped into bare-knuckle fighting and won a championship there. Choosing the most painful arena on purpose takes a rare kind of nerve. He strikes me as a Roman warrior who simply will not flinch from hardship, and that integrity is admirable.
Overview
Alessio Sakara (born September 2, 1981) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. He currently is a bare-knuckle boxer for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship where he is the current BKFC Cruiserweight Champion.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alessio Sakara
- Name (Japanese)
- アレッシオ・サカラ
- Reading
- あれっしお・さから
- Born
- September 2, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Rome, Province of Rome, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer / mixed martial arts fighter / television personality / actor / television presenter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · Mixed martial arts fighter — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.