Edmen Shahbazyan (Armenian: Էդմեն Շահբազյան, born November 20, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

[8][9][10] Shahbazyan made his professional debut in mixed martial arts on February 25, 2017, at CXF 6.

[13][2] Shahbazyan debuted in the UFC on November 30, 2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale against Darren Stewart.

[19] After initially knocking Tavares down via a punch, Shahbazyan won the fight via a head kick KO in the first round.

[21] However it was announced on February 20 that the bout had been rescheduled and would take place on April 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs.

[22] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed[23] and eventually scheduled for August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs.

After the bout, the Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev sent a protest regarding the incident to the UFC.

As an outcome Shahbazyan apologized to the UFC for breaking the rules and causing controversy, and also lost his Reebok sponsor money.

[27] However, for unknown reasons the bout was postponed and took place at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt on May 22, 2021.

[41] After landing a body blow and repeated ground strikes, he lost the fight via an arm-bar submission in the second round.