Edmen Shahbazyan, who’s managed by Ronda Rousey and trained by Edmund Tarverdyan, is steamrolling the opposition at 21.
In his third octagon appearance, Shahbazyan finished seasoned veteran Jack Marshman in just 72 seconds Saturday at UFC 239, applying a rear-naked choke after a brief slugfest.
Marshman appeared to be holding his own on his feet, but he was quickly taken down by “The Golden Boy,” who pounded him from overhead before using a transition to take the back and secure the choke.
The undefeated Shahbazyan (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) first wowed UFC brass with a 40-second TKO on Dana White’s Contender Series. A tough fight greeted him in his promotional debut when Darren Stewart took him the distance. But Shahbazyan quickly got back to business in March with a 38-second stoppage of Charles Byrd.
After his second straight UFC stoppage, Shahbazyan said he wants to break the record as the youngest champion in the promotion’s history. He’s got two years to beat the current record held by UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
Things look good so far.
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