COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ilir Latifi has been feeling good enough in his move up to heavyweight that he has no intentions on going back to his weight-cutting days. Latifi (15-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) continues his run at heavyweight Saturday when he takes on Aleksei Oleinik (59-16-1 MMA, 8-7 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 33 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. After more than 10 years cutting down to light heavyweight, Latifi returned to the big weight class two years ago. “This is my home now at heavyweight,” Latifi told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 33 media day. “I actually started my career at heavyweight. I did two or three fights.
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Ilir Latifi plans to stay at heavyweight: ‘This is my home now’ – MMA Junkie