Edmen Shahbazyan displayed a much more patient version of himself at UFC 282.
Shahbazyan (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) finished Dalcha Lungiambula (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) by TKO at the 4:41 mark of Round 2 in their middleweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 25-year-old was able to evade Lungiambula’s explosive strikes and showed good takedown defense in Round 1 before blasting him with a knee and unleashing a barrage for the stoppage win in Round 2.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):
Edmen Shahbazyan brought the barrage 💥
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With the win, Shahbazyan snapped a three-fight losing skid and scored his first-career finish outside of the first round. Lungiambula, on the other hand, has now dropped five straight, four of them by stoppage.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 282 results include:
- Edmen Shahbazyan def. Dalcha Lungiambula via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:41
- Chris Curtis def. Joaquin Buckley via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:49
- Billy Quarantillo def. Alexander Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:30
- T.J. Brown def. Erik Silva via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:41
- Cameron Saaiman def. Steven Koslow via TKO (punches, knees) – Round 3, 4:13
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.
