Latifi was born on July 28, 1983, in Stockholm, Sweden and so far has appeared in 20 events with a total of 14 wins and 5sse los. Further, he is fighting for the UFC since April 6, 2013, and is ranked #5 in his division where another Swedish fighter Alexander Gustafsson is currently #1 contender for the belt.
He was interested in martial arts from a very young age and played soccer alongside Swedish football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Further, Lirr Latif has also said he and Zlatan were childhood buddies.
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Ilir Latifi grew up in Stockholm, Sweden and started practicing various forms of martial arts and his brother Arben "the king" Latifi, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt influenced him to get into Martial arts.
Talking about Ilir Latifi net worth, he is estimated to have earned around $66,000 from his last fight against Ovince Saint Preux on February 24, 2018. Further, his current net worth is reportedly around $407,500.
Lirr debuted in UFC on Fuel TV, in Mousasi vs. Latifi to fight Gegard Mousasi for the first time but his welcome match was ruined by Mousasi as he lost his first match held on 6-Apr-13.
Other than Gegard Mousasi, Lirr has won over Cyrille Diabat, Chris Dempsey, Hans Stringer, Sean O'Connell, Gian Villante, Tyson Pedro, and Ovince Saint Preux.
Similarly, Latifi has lost only three MMA bouts with UFC which includes fights Jan Blachowicz, and Ryan Bader, after his very first loss against Mousasi.