A light heavyweight contest between Sweden’s Ilir Latifi and Brazil’s Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been added to UFC Fight Night 112, which takes place in Oklahoma.
The UFC announced the fight on Twitter.
Sweden’s @Latifimma heads to #UFCOklahomaCity to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira! pic.twitter.com/u1iflZUKtM
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 23, 2017
Latifi (12-5 1NC) fought three times in 2016, winning two and losing one. Following an impressive stoppage victory over Sean O’Connell, “The Sledgehammer” defeated Gain Villante by decision. In September of 2016, Latifi faced Ryan Bader at UFC Hamburg, but was knocked out in the second round.
Nogueira (22-8) is the brother of former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion and one part of the infamous Nogueira brothers. The Brazilian is now 40-years-old and is coming off a brutally one sided stoppage loss to Ryan Bader.
UFC Fight Night 112 takes place live from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma, on June 25.
