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The pair of 205-pound contenders have been taken off the UFC Newark card and will instead fight a week later.
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi is still a go, but is happening a week later than initially planned.
The bout between the two light heavyweight contenders has been moved to UFC Uruguay from UFC Newark, ESPN reported Thursday. Per the report, the switch is due to visa issues.
UFC Uruguay takes place Aug. 10 in Montevideo, Uruguay and is headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between champion Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche.
UFC Newark, scheduled for Aug. 3, is headlined by Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler.
After starting his UFC career with three straight wins (all of which were upsets), Oezdemir has lost three in a row. Most recently, he fell to rising contender Dominick Reyes in March in a controversial decision. Oezdemir challenged Daniel Cormier for the 205-pound title in early 2018, but lost by submission.
Latifi is coming off a decision loss to Corey Anderson last December at UFC 232. The loss snapped a two-fight winning streak, which included a finish of Ovince Saint Preux and a decision over Tyson Pedro.
Oezdemir and Latifi were originally scheduled to fight in June at UFC Stockholm, but Latifi pulled out of the fight the day before the card due to an injury.