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Matt Erickson

Ilir Latifi teases retirement after UFC Fight Night 211 win over Aleksei Oleinik

“It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”

That classic movie quote is from Indiana Jones in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” It might apply to someone like longtime UFC light heavyweight Ilir Latifi.

Latifi turned 40 earlier this year, and with 24 career fights, he’s a long aways away from his Saturday opponent, Aleksei Oleinik, who has nearly 80 in MMA. But the kind of fights Latifi has been in certainly add up to mileage, and it’s got him wondering if he’s come to the end of the line.

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