 Sakara lost a unanimous decision after getting repeatedly taken down and controlled by Weidman's wrestling.The bout between Sakara and Rivera had been rescheduled again for August 6, 2011 at UFC 133, but Sakara was forced out of the bout after tearing the ACL in his knee while training and was replaced by Costas Philippou.Sakara faced Brian Stann on April 14, 2012 at .