Ilir Latifi Says Daniel Cormier Looks ‘Very Fat’ For Light Heavyweight

Ilir Latifi says Daniel Cormier has put on too much weight to cut down to 205 pounds. Latifi has been trying to rev up the trash talk in order to keep his name fresh in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title conversation. He h…

Ilir Latifi says Daniel Cormier has put on too much weight to cut down to 205 pounds. Latifi has been trying to rev up the trash talk in order to keep his name fresh in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title conversation. He has gone 5-1 in his last six outings with three […]

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Ilir Latifi Says UFC Two-Division Champ Daniel Cormier is “Playing Around”

Ilir Latifi says Daniel Cormier is playing games. Latifi has been calling for a light heavyweight title shot against Cormier. He has gone 5-1 in his last six outings. In that span, he’s beaten the likes of Ovince Saint Preux, Tyson Pedro, and Gia…

Ilir Latifi says Daniel Cormier is playing games. Latifi has been calling for a light heavyweight title shot against Cormier. He has gone 5-1 in his last six outings. In that span, he’s beaten the likes of Ovince Saint Preux, Tyson Pedro, and Gian Villante. Ilir Latifi Says Daniel Cormier is Playing Around Latifi recently […]

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UFC Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi Enters Daniel Cormier Sweepstakes

Ilir Latifi is the latest fighter to call out two-division champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier captured the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight gold at UFC 226. “DC” knocked out Stipe Miocic in the first round and is now the only …

Ilir Latifi is the latest fighter to call out two-division champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier captured the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight gold at UFC 226. “DC” knocked out Stipe Miocic in the first round and is now the only fighter to hold the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles simultaneously. Brock Lesnar will be getting […]

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Ilir Latifi Removed From UFC Hamburg Due to Injury

UFC’s Hamburg event suffered yet another major setback as Ilir Latifi has been forced to pull out of his light heavyweight bout against Glover Teixeira. Sources close to the fight confirmed the news to our own Damon Martin. The Hamburg event is s…

UFC’s Hamburg event suffered yet another major setback as Ilir Latifi has been forced to pull out of his light heavyweight bout against Glover Teixeira. Sources close to the fight confirmed the news to our own Damon Martin. The Hamburg event is set to take place July 22 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. This happens […]

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Glover Teixeira Returns At UFC Hamburg

The UFC has officially announced the return of Glover Teixeira. The promotion revealed on Friday (May 4, 2018) morning that the former title contender would fight Ilir Latifi in a light heavyweight showdown at the upcoming UFC Hamburg (UFC Fight Night 134) event. Let’s make it official shall we! @GloverTeixeira vs. @LatifiMMA is on for […]

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The UFC has officially announced the return of Glover Teixeira.

The promotion revealed on Friday (May 4, 2018) morning that the former title contender would fight Ilir Latifi in a light heavyweight showdown at the upcoming UFC Hamburg (UFC Fight Night 134) event.

Latifi is coming into this bout off a submission win over Ovince Saint Preux. In his last five bouts, he’s won four and currently on a two fight win streak that includes decision wins over Tyson Pedro and Gian Villante.

On the flip side, Teixeira scored a KO victory over Misha Cirkunov in his most recent bout. This comes off him suffering a KO loss to contender Alexander Gustafsson. He’s 5-2 in his past seven fights overall.

UFC Hamburg is set to take place on July 22, 2018, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Mauricio Rua in a light heavyweight bout will serve as the headliner of this show. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on which bout will serve as the co-main event but it’s likely to be Latifi vs. Teixeira.

The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this upcoming event in the coming weeks. Here is how the card looks like for now:

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Mauricio Rua
Ilir Latifi vs. Glover Teixeira
Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic
Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic

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Report: Glover Teixeira vs. Ilir Latifi Set For Summer Showdown

It looks like Glover Teixeira vs. Ilir Latifi is going down. Kimura.se reports that Latifi and Teixeira are set to do battle sometime this summer. An exact date, location, or particular UFC event are all unknown at this time. Both men are coming off im…

It looks like Glover Teixeira vs. Ilir Latifi is going down. Kimura.se reports that Latifi and Teixeira are set to do battle sometime this summer. An exact date, location, or particular UFC event are all unknown at this time. Both men are coming off impressive finishing victories. There are many potential landing spots for Teixeira vs. […]

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