Ilir Latifi will face Alexandr Romanov at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19

Ilir Latifi (15-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida will face Alexandr Romanov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) fighting out of Comrat, Moldova at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19. The promotions officials announced today (Tuesday, Dec. 28).

Latifi is stepping into the cage with a three-fight loss and winning his last bout against Tanner Boser at UFC Fight Night 189. He did suffer a serious eye injury due to an eye poke that compromised his vision for four weeks.

Romanov is coming into this fight undefeated with his latest win when he scored a second-round TKO against Jared Vanderaa at UFC Fight Night 194 in October and has finished all but one of his wins.

The event does not yet have a set location or venue. You can check out the announcement on Instagram below:

UFC Fight Night Fight Card (so far):

  • Kyle Daukaus vs. Julian Marquez
  • Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Stephanie Egger
  • Chad Anheliger vs. Jesse Strader
  • Austin Lingo vs. Jonathan Pearce
  • Mario Bautista vs. Khalid Taha
  • Chas Skelly vs. Mark Striegl
  • Nasrat Haqparast vs. TBA
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Alexandr Romanov