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Derrick Lewis Set to Welcome Ilir Latifi to the Heavyweight Division

Recent News on Sherdog.com | November 18, 2019

Related Topics: Daniel Cormier, Blagoi Ivanov, Heavyweight, ESPN, Junior dos Santos, Liridon Latifi, division, Ilir Latifi, Derrick Lewis

Breaking: UFC close to finalizing Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) vs. Ilir Latifi (@Latifimma) on Feb. 8, per sources. https://t.co/XyWlq3pz2e

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 18, 2019

Ilir Latifi’s heavyweight debut will happen on Feb. 8 opposite Derrick Lewis according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

Lewis returned to the win column last time out as he beat Blagoy Ivanov by split-decision at UFC 244. Before that, he lost by TKO to Junior dos Santos and was submitted by Daniel Cormier at UFC 230 for the heavyweight title.

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