Drock
10-07-2009, 03:20 PM
Following back-to-back losses to notables Paul Daley and Andre Galvao earlier this year, veteran fighter John Alessio needed a new game plan.
Alessio, a veteran of organizations ranging from the UFC to PRIDE to the WEC to DREAM, knew he wanted a long-term home but knew a contract was unlikely with the recent skid. So he took it one contracted fight at a time.
But now, following a submission win over Andrew Buckland in May and a third-round knockout of Luigi Fioravanti this past weekend, Alessio (26-13 MMA, 0-3 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio (http://www.mmajunkie.com/radio)) he is hoping opportunity knocks. And he'd love for the UFC to be the one at the door.
Alessio has fought for the UFC during three different one-fight stints. He suffered a submission loss to then-UFC welterweight champion Pat Miletich in 2000 and then dropped decisions to Diego Sanchez and Thiago Alves in 2006.
His inability to secure a win on MMA's biggest stage made his most recent victory all the sweeter.
Facing Fioravanti, who fought nine times in the UFC (with a 4-5 mark) before his recent release, Alessio took comfort in the win.
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Alessio, a veteran of organizations ranging from the UFC to PRIDE to the WEC to DREAM, knew he wanted a long-term home but knew a contract was unlikely with the recent skid. So he took it one contracted fight at a time.
But now, following a submission win over Andrew Buckland in May and a third-round knockout of Luigi Fioravanti this past weekend, Alessio (26-13 MMA, 0-3 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio (http://www.mmajunkie.com/radio)) he is hoping opportunity knocks. And he'd love for the UFC to be the one at the door.
Alessio has fought for the UFC during three different one-fight stints. He suffered a submission loss to then-UFC welterweight champion Pat Miletich in 2000 and then dropped decisions to Diego Sanchez and Thiago Alves in 2006.
His inability to secure a win on MMA's biggest stage made his most recent victory all the sweeter.
Facing Fioravanti, who fought nine times in the UFC (with a 4-5 mark) before his recent release, Alessio took comfort in the win.
More..........
http://mmajunkie.com/news/16401/followi ... th-ufc.mma (http://mmajunkie.com/news/16401/following-recent-win-free-agent-john-alessio-looking-for-permanent-home-possibly-with-ufc.mma)