Edmen Sharmazyan has been re-elected to the victor’s circle.
The UFC 282 middleweight won a crucial victory on Saturday in Las Vegas. He knocked out Dalcha Luniambula in round two to end a three-fight skid. It was his first win in more than three years.
Watch the furious finale above.
Lungiambula and Shahbazyan both came into Saturday’s contest in desperate need of victory. However, Shahbazyan was sharper from the beginning and avoided Lungiambula’s power shots and patiently looked for his offense. After a low-pace first round, Shahbazyan turned up the heat.
A knee up the middle hurt Lungiambula, which led to Shahbazyan backing him up to the cage with a flurry. Lungiambula fell to the canvas with Shahbazyan punching away, his arms covering his head as he tried to cover up and make it to the round buzzer. Shahbazyan kept picking his shots, doing damage up until the bout was stopped. The official time of the stoppage was 4:41 in Round 2.
“It feels amazing,” Shahbazyan said in his post-fight interview. I’m lost for words. I’m so thankful for everything. I’m glad I took that time off to improve, move to Vegas. It seems I am now .”
‘Vegas Edmund.
This was Shahbazyan’s first fight since parting ways with his team in Glendale, Calif. After starting his UFC career with four straight wins, including three first-round finishes, the 25-year-old struggled in his next three contests. He improved his pro record to 12-3.
Lungiambula loses for the fourth straight time and is now just 1-4 since dropping to middleweight.
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503549/ufc-282-video-edmen-shahbazyan-scores-knockout-of-dalcha-lungiambula-for-first-win-since-2019?rand=96749
