UFC 82 Rumored Fight: Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Leben

An already stacked card possibly just got even better with Chris 'The Crippler' Leben rumored to do battle against Alessio Sakara at UFC 82. Unfortunately this fight probably won't be televised on the ppv due to their being a total of 10 fights that night.

If this fight takes place, Sakara will drop down to 185 to make the fight happen. The strange thing though is Sakara just fought at UFC 80 against James Lee (granted the fight only went 90 seconds) which only gives him 6 weeks between fights.

Don't be surprised to see another 90 second fight the way these guys swing for the fences.

Leben was just about to suffer his third loss in a row as he was getting rocked by Terry Martin in his last fight when he threw a haymaker that caught Martin on the button. The original TUF castmember has had ups and downs since the taping of the show.

There are definitely implications to this fight. Both fighters have had rollercoaster runs as of late and need to establish themselves once again for contention. This fight should be a slugfest. If it happens.