On the second fight in the UFC main card, Corey Anderson outpointed Ilir Latifi in a close fight over three rounds to win via unanimous decision at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Ilir Latifi was very aggressive in the opening round, but this turned out against him as the better conditioned Anderson, who took Ilir’s best shots, stuffed his takedowns and landed more shots overall on his way to his third straight victory.
In the third round, Corey Anderson and Latifi began to slow down and their work rates had decreased severely. At one point, he seemed to be slightly wobbled by an Ilir Latifi punch, but nothing significant and he was able to come out of the round.
After the fight, he called out fellow UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith. Whereas Corey Anderson has now improved to 11-4 overall with his previous wins coming against Patrick Cummins and Glover Teixeira.
Here are the best Twitter reactions:
Corey Anderson is FIRED UP about that 29-28 decision that was largely a result of Latifi fading after the first round.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) December 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoshYandle/status/1079227259330928640
https://twitter.com/NickBaldwinMMA/status/1079276322915008512
Corey Anderson is FIRED UP. #UFC232
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) December 30, 2018
We go into the final round!
How you scoring Ilir Latifi vs. Corey Anderson at #UFC232? pic.twitter.com/y4HVuly8L5
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 30, 2018
Corey Anderson is hyped right now. #UFC232
— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) December 30, 2018
Corey Anderson wants Anthony Smith smoke…not mad at that call out #UFC232
— Anthony Walker (@AntWalkerMMA) December 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1079237778292891648
Corey!!
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) December 30, 2018
Mannnnn @Latifimma look like @malkikawa lmao @Abraham_kawa @FirstRoundMgmt
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 30, 2018
Uht oh Latifi is wearing out and Anderson ain’t about that life #UFC232
— Vinc Pichel 🇺🇸 (@FromHellPichel) December 30, 2018
Well… Latifi looks like he's about to be outta here; running on about 1/4 tank. #UFC232
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) December 30, 2018
Latifi gassing so hard right now. 1-1 might end up going 0-5 in my loose picks tonight lolol. We shall see #ufc232
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) December 30, 2018
Hate to see both my guys scrapping but @CoreyA_MMA came ready for whatever 👊🏾👊🏾 #ufc232
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) December 30, 2018
This is about to be a split decision #ufc232
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 30, 2018
Man what a card so far #ufc232
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) December 30, 2018
Way to go @CoreyA_MMA congrats!!!
— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) December 30, 2018
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UFC 232 Results – Corey Anderson Outpoints Ilir Latifi, Wins By Unanimous Decision