If it feels like Edmen Shahbazyan has been around for a while, that’s partly because he has—November makes seven years in the promotion—but also because “The Golden Boy” has gone through the fight game’s gauntlet. Once the red-hot undefeated prospect destined for title fights, Shahbazyan went on a bit of a journey since 2020. Three consecutive losses reset his trajectory quite dramatically and eventually led him to move from Southern California to Las Vegas in 2022. Shahbazyan picked up three wins (all knockouts) out of five fights and appears to have his feet back under him.
At 27 years old (yes, still just 27), the father-of-one still believes in his potential as he approaches his second fight of 2025 where he faces Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley.