Ilir Latifi reacts to Derrick Lewis loss at UFC 247, suggests trainers or fighters serve as judges

Add Ilir Latifi to the list of fighters that think they were wronged by the judges in Houston.

Latifi (14-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) opened up the main card of this past weekend’s UFC 247 in Texas, when he took on Houston’s own Derrick Lewis (23-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) in his heavyweight debut.

After a slow start, struggling to get in range, Latifi would eventually get the fight to the mat in Round 2 and get significant ground control. He was able to land another takedown in Round 3, but in the last minute or so of the fight, Lewis managed to make his way back up, throwing a flurry on the feet in a late surge.

That seemed to be enough for Lewis, earning him the third round on all three judges’ scorecards. The trio of cageside officials all had the same tally for the fight, as well, 29-28 for Lewis, with Rounds 1 and 3 going to “The Black Beast.”

But a disappointed Latifi thinks he was robbed and that Houston resident Lewis was given the hometown decision. Latifi delivered a statement via his Ilir Latifi reacts to Derrick Lewis loss at UFC 247, suggests trainers or fighters serve as judges