LAS VEGAS – Edmen Shahbazyan felt the eyeballs as a 20-year-old entering the UFC. He streaked, was spotlighted, lost, and learned.
A three-fight losing skid from 2020-2021 wasn’t his highest point, but Shahbazyan (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has remained present and improved because of the experiences.
At a UFC Fight Night 224 pre-fight news conference Wednesday, a cool, calm, and collected Shahbazyan smiled through each answer – a grinning anticipation of a fistfight Saturday vs. Anthony Hernandez (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at the UFC Apex.