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Edmen Shahbazyan releases statement after TKO loss at UFC Vegas 5

UFC middleweight prospect Edmen Shahbazyan suffered the first loss of his young career last night. The Glendale Fighting Club member was TKO’d by Derek Brunson early in the third round of his main event fight at UFC Vegas 5.

Shahbazayan, who came into the bout with an 11-0 record, was soundly beaten by Brunson in the fight. During the contest the Armenian-American sustained more punishment than any other time in his MMA career and was seemingly knocked unconscious in the second round before being finished in the third.

After the loss Shahbayzan took to social media to let everyone know that he is feeling fine.