Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara

[SpacexBound]

January 5 2012 Last updated at 12:59 PM ET

Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara Slated for UFC on FUEL TV in Sweden

By Ariel Helwani
Video Reporter and Writer

Brian Stann will look to get his career back on track when he meets heavy-handed Alessio Sakara at UFC on FUEL TV on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden. News of the bout was first reported by MMANytt late Wednesday night, and later confirmed by Stann on Twitter.

Stann (11-4) had his three-fight winning streak snapped when he lost via second-round submission to Chael Sonnen at UFC 136. The loss marked Stann's first as a middleweight since dropping down from light heavyweight in 2010.

By the time Sakara (15-8, 1 NC) returns to action, it will be more than 13 months since he last fought inside the Octagon. The Italian-born Sakara lost a unanimous decision to Chris Weidman at UFC Live on Versus 3 last March and hasn't fought since. That loss also snapped a three-fight winning streak for the veteran "Legionarius."

Also expected for the event, which will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Sweden, is Papy Abedi vs. James Head, DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire, and according to MMAnytt, Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont, Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth and Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen.

[PsychoBells]

This has KO written all over it. *salivates*

[DanyeWest]

Holy crap. KO of the year baby. I cant decide. Sakara has a random ability to win some fights he shouldn't. But, i'm a softy for stann. Ahh fugg it

Stann KO 1:13 Rnd 1

[gunswordfist]

Whoa, that's a lot of new faces. Guys, is there any UFC newcomers I should know from that card?

Anyway.... Sakara is getting blasted. Maybe he can finally fight Rivera some day in some back alley Asian promotion.

[MMAPunkBillCarson]

What the hell did Sakara do to piss Dana off?

[Reaver_GT]

Callin it now. Sakara TKO Rd 2

[SpacexBound]

Stann is a Machine and will win by KO. Sakara can't take half the damage Stann can.

[bamdalillama1]

who think stann might try to show his improved wrestling game?

[Fearless6691]

who think stann might try to show his improved wrestling game?

I'd like to see it
Or that KO in the first round

[SoccerKickStalin]

Stann KO1. Easy fight for him.

I definitely wouldn't say that. I think Sakara can win this fight, chin definitely doesn't favor him, but the striking is definitely in his favor and Sakara did alright against Weidman so I doubt Stann is able to hold him down too long.

Sakara by TKO or decision.

[Castrated Rhino]

Epic glass jaw vs one of the harder hitting 185ers who can probably outbox him as well. Hmm...

[bigdex74]

Well it looks as if Sakara is going to sleep.. Again

[SamuraixJack]

meh. i'll save my impressions for the rest of the card.

[PainDog]

Sakara has a glass jaw....on par with Santiago.....so it favors Stann.....

Either way....I hope the Italian destroys Stann.

[BigSexy]

hopefully Sakara grows a really huge beard so he can put a phone book underneath it to negate some of the power of stanns fists