Loss for tired Latifi against Anderson

”I'll take over the game, dominate, and drive out of my way.”

It was Ilir Latifis tactical plan in the face of the struggle against american Corey Anderson in Los Angeles.

the Arrangement was, in principle, only in the first round – then took my end for the swede. In the second round, breathed the 35-year-old heavy and he lowered often the two guards to try and get back strength, to be able to measure up to the six years younger Anderson.

. The forces did not come back.

Anderson took over more and more, and eventually won via unanimous decision.

For Ilir Latifi, who have long dreamed of a title match in the light heavyweight, meant the loss to segertrenden in two straight games – Ovince Saint Preux and Tyson Pedro – was broken.

And the hunt for mästarbältet thus have received a slightly longer and krokigare way than what he had hoped on the eve of the gala in the united states.

is the future now about to defend the two belts. The 30-year-old brasilianskan needed only 51 seconds to knock titelhållaren and fellow Russian Cris Cyborg, and thus became the first female UFC-fajtern with mästarbälten in two different weight classes.