Long-Overdue Split From Ronda Rousey Proves a Blessing for UFC’s 25-Year-Old ‘Golden Boy’ Edmen Shahbazyan as He Gets a Massive Win

UFC middleweight prodigy Edmen Shahbazyan is a prime example of why you need to constantly challenge yourself to excel. Dubbed ‘The Golden Boy’, he was dreaming of becoming a champion. However, he could not achieve those heights his talent demanded of him. For this reason, he decided to pursue a change in management and coaching. Subsequently, this brought him back onto the patch of success.

The Californian fighter burst onto the UFC stage with a five-fight winning streak after making his debut, back in 2018. However, that all quickly changed when found himself at the receiving end of defeats in back-to-back three fights. From stardom to mediocrity in a span of one year, his whole career road map had changed. 

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After making his debut and getting on the winning run, his progress was halted. He lost to the hands of fighters like Derek Brunson and Nassourdine Imavov. Furthermore, including his amateur fight, he had managed a 12-fight winning streak before suffering his first loss. 

Edmen Shahbazyan back to winning ways?

UFC 282 provided the platform for Shahbazyan to launch his comeback arc. He experienced his first victory inside the octagon post-COVID. What changed? He relocated to Las Vegas and started training at the well-renowned gym Xtreme Couture.

Importantly this meant a split with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and coach Edmond Tarverdyan. Like sail catching wind his ship began to pick up the pace with him at the helm. A recent victory over Dalcha Lungiambula came as a huge confident booster.

He claims that there was no bad blood between him and his previous management. Here’s how the MMA world reacted to his victory:

No bad blood?

Moreover, in the first meeting with Ali Abdelaziz, he was told that he would not be fighting for a few months. Instead, he was training to improve himself. Perhaps this was quite a pleasant shock for ‘The Golden Boy’.

Moreover, this change meant that he wasn’t the top dog at the gym anymore. Competing with the likes of Kamaru Usman, Islam Makhachev, and Henry Cejudo meant that he was training and learning from the best in the business.

Furthermore, he previously said that there was no ill will between himself and his x-management. However, his recent revelation is quite the contrary.

He said, “Back when I was training in Glendale, I feel like my last couple of fights, it was a bit of a toxic feeling and stressful with my surroundings.”

“I had to get away from that“, he further added. 

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Do you see him achieving his true potential under the new management?