Ilir Latifi has parted ways with the UFC after completing his most recent contract in May. Though it remains possible that the heavyweight and light heavyweight veteran could be re-signed by the promotion at some point down the line, as of now he has been removed from the UFC roster.

Latifi’s stint with the UFC began in 2013 on short notice, when he stepped in to fight Gegard Mousasi after his teammate, Alexander Gustafsson, was forced to withdraw from the fight card. While he lost that initial bout via unanimous decision, he remained with the promotion, racking up two consecutive wins before eventually falling to future light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.

In 2020, Latifi made the move up to heavyweight, and despite a loss to Derrick Lewis, he managed to rebound with victories over Tanner Boser and Aleksei Oleinik. However, at the recent UFC Vegas 73 event, Latifi was handed a split decision loss by Rodrigo Nascimento, which proved to be the final fight of his UFC contract.