  Gegard Mousasi to face Ilir Latifi at UFC Sweden April 3, 2013 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has confirmed on Twitter that Gegard Mousasi would meet Ilir Latifi, a training parner of the injured Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC Sweden this Sunday morning, MMAKanvas sad. Latifi, a 29 year old Swedish light heavyweight sports a 7-2 record and currently rides a three bout winning streak, most recently edging WEC veteran Jorge Oliveira last year. Reports indicate that this fight will remain as the main event of the UFC's second event inside Sweden's Ericsson Globe Arena but it will only be a three round affair, instead of the five rounds as originally slated.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
