Edmen Shahbazyan

What draws me to Edmen Shahbazyan is the context behind the man. Born in 1997 in Glendale, the heart of California's Armenian-American community, he carries that heritage into the UFC's middleweight division at a lean 188 cm. He rose fast and tasted setbacks early, and honestly that's what makes me root for him. Plenty of fighters peak and fade, but a young talent learning to rebuild after adversity is far more compelling to me than someone who never stumbled. I see real upside here, and I'm curious to watch whether his resilience eventually outweighs the growing pains.

Name (English)

Edmen Shahbazyan

Name (Japanese)

エドメン・シャバージアン

Reading

えどめん・しゃばーじあん

Born

November 20, 1997 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Glendale, California, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

High school

Herbert Hoover High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edmenshahbazyan/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmen%20Shahbazyan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65122318

Tags

• California
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-21

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