Edmen Shahbazyan doesn’t turn 28 until the end of next month, which feels like a forgotten fact when discussing the ebb and flow of the career of the UFC middleweight, who rocketed out of the gates after shining on Dana White’s Contender Series before encountering some struggles and needing to take a step back.
“It’s crazy, right?” Shahbazyan said with a smile as we joked about how it feels like he’s been fighting in the UFC for an eternity already just a few days ahead of his return to action against Andre Muniz this weekend at UFC 320.