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Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi Shifts From UFC Newark to UFC Uruguay

Per multiple sources, UFC light heavyweight bout between Volkan Oezdemir and Ilir Latifi is moving from Aug. 3 in Newark to Aug. 10 in Uruguay.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 18, 2019

A pivotal light heavyweight fight between Volkan Oezdemir and Ilir Latifi has been relocated from UFC on ESPN 5 on Aug. 3 to an event one week later.

According to ESPN on Thursday, the fight has been moved back a week to UFC Fight Night 156 on Aug. 10, reportedly due to visa issues.