Alessio Sakara vs. Rob Yundt at TUF7 Finale

Originally posted by MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 27, 2008 at 4:12 pm ET

Hard-hitting Alessio Sakara (12-7 MMA, 3-4) will look to push his UFC record to .500 when he meets fellow middleweight Rob Yundt (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale.

A member of Sakara's camp confirmed the rumored bout with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) over the weekend.

The event, which will also crown a champion from "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest," takes place June 21 at The Palms Las Vegas and airs live on Spike TV. Evan Tanner meets Kendall Grove in the night's main event.

Sakara, who will fight for the ninth time in the UFC, debuted with the organization at UFC 55. The fight was ruled a no-contest after Ron Faircloth tagged Sakara with an inadvertent kick to the family jewels. Since then, it's been an up-and-down ride in the UFC as Sakara has posted victories over Elvis Sinosic, Victor Valimaki and James Lee -- with losses to Dean Lister, Drew McFedries, Houston Alexander and, most recently, Chris Leben at UFC 82.

Despite the mixed results, Sakara usually provides entertaining performances. All but one of his fights -- a unanimous-decision win over Sinosic -- concluded in the first round.

Yundt, meanwhile, hopes to shake off the effects of his first career loss. After a successful career with the Alaska Fighting Championship, Yundt replaced an ill Alan Belcher at UFC 81 and suffered a first-round submission loss to Ricardo Almeida.

For the latest fight card from The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, check out the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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