UFC 122 co-headliner Sakara eyes Rivera, Bisping and trip back to heavyweight

DUSSELDORF, Germany – UFC middleweight Alessio Sakara said he’ll eventually move back to heavyweight and maybe start a restaurant with his wife – maybe on the vineyard where he grows Montepulciano and Merlot grapes.

He’ll always be an Italian, and he…

DUSSELDORF, Germany – UFC middleweight Alessio Sakara said he’ll eventually move back to heavyweight and maybe start a restaurant with his wife – maybe on the vineyard where he grows Montepulciano and Merlot grapes.

He’ll always be an Italian, and he’ll fight as long as his body will let him. But he can’t be a middleweight forever – it’s just not right, he said.

“I’m a fat guy,” Sakara told MMAjunkie.com. “I like food very much.”