Before the Empire, before the Republic, legend has it that Rome was ruled by seven mythical kings. Alessio Sakara, who raised himself from the streets to the status of mixed martial arts’ “King of Rome,” is a tough man, but he struggles not to sound excited when talking about his next fight.
Sakara will face Britain’s Jamie Sloane at Bellator 203 on July 14 in Rome. Fifteen years after becoming Italy’s best-known export to the world of MMA, the king is finally returning to fight in the “Eternal City.”
“I started from Rome, having nothing,” Sakara told Sherdog.