Ilir Latifi appreciation thread

[finalflashx]

I like Latifi... he was clearly out-matched in that Gegard fight, but he showed up and did the best damn job he could do on minimal notice.... and now, he's looking like a freaking beast.

 

[The Clinch]

Dude seems pretty happy and appreciates where he is.

I like that.

 

[Vinzz]

He is not the same fighter as he was in the Mousasi fight. Just look at his physique now and then and how he moves.

 

[irollnaked]

latifi is a beast no doubt. Heres a vid of him deadlifitng 440 pounds 33 times

 

[Kos Fan]

I hope he can pick up a few more wins.

 

[Kertol]

not sure he has age on his side for a return in the mma scene, Ilir is 31 but i dont know how old Arben is

True but it seems most UFC Heavyweights are older.

 

[ABSthetics]

Mother of God that was the most unathletic thing I have seen in some time.

:icon_lol:

Gus just doesn't seem like much of an athlete to me. This kinda supports my claim in a big way.

 

[Jona]

Swedes gonna swede

 

[Unbreakabull]

the illest latifi this side of mousasi. props to the original patrick cummings. he started out inthe main event - one of the few unknown chosen ones for such a thing

 

[O H]

the guy he fought was from Pennsylvania.


thats all


not hating on Illir, cuz i like him, but i wanna see more before i get behind him no romo

 

[spunkbun**]

Doesn't Ilir train at Hilti in Stockholm? The same criminally infested place where Reza "Mad Handbag" Madidi trained at? I cannot respect anyone training at that place.. It would be like a jew respecting people working inside Hitler's bunker.

 

[O H]

Doesn't Ilir train at Hilti in Stockholm? The same criminally infested place where Reza "Mad Handbag" Madidi trained at? I cannot respect anyone training at that place.. It would be like a jew respecting people working inside Hitler's bunker.

or a Palestinian working with Israel or something like that


if he can fight and stay out of trouble who gives a fuck

 

[kashmir]

Doesn't Ilir train at Hilti in Stockholm? The same criminally infested place where Reza "Mad Handbag" Madidi trained at? I cannot respect anyone training at that place.. It would be like a jew respecting people working inside Hitler's bunker.

Reza is a good guy. A thief but a good guy.

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/8/14/3242269/ufc-reza-madadi-saves-drowning-toddler-in-sweden-mma

 

[Gluhov]

the guy is huge, he is just not tall. He would have to lose a lot of muscle

Take a look at the champs, aside from hendricks none of them are overly muscular like latifi.

Hes better off laying off the heavy deadlifts and dropping to mw.

 

[flanellograf]

Fucking beast. Never seen a knockout quite like that.

 

[UL]

I want to see him vs Cummins

 

[BAZ Rutten]

He man handles fighters, seems like a nice guy to.

 

[Drinii]

i love this guy, he is so respectful and nice

he took that mousasi fight in short notice after not sparring for 3 months cut over 20 pounds in like 3 days and spent them all traveling with no rest, he was exhausted and he still stayed in there all 3 rounds and didn't get finished.

put him against mousasi now he will rag doll him and ground and pound him his face in.

full camp latifi is a whole different beast compared to 3 day notice cut 25 pounds latifi that fought mousasi.


i can't wait to see him fight again, he won't be losing for a while

 

[bat_country]

I think it's save to say the guy was a little underrated entering the UFC

Agreed and losing to a guy like Mousasi on zero notice is nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[aus101]

I always assumed he was decent, he lost to Mousassi, who looks like a Bourne identity assassin in there (he ran through Munoz in seconds really).