Derek Brunson vs Edmen Shahbazyan 8/1/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
The Middleweight main event here will have Derek Brunson fighting Edmen Shahbazyan. Brunson is coming into the fight standing at 6’1” and 185 pounds. However, Brunson does have a 77 inch reach. When it comes to his record Brunson is standing on a 20-7 mark.
Brunson is coming into the fight as a southpaw. The fighting style that Brunson tends to use is going to b seen as a striker. The last 5 bouts for Brunson have been interesting as he went 3-2. The losses were both by TKO’s in the first round. In the win 1 was a first round TKO. The other 2 wins were both by a unanimous decision.
Edmen Shahbazyan is coming into the fight standing at 6’2 and 185 pounds as well. When it comes to the reach Shahbazyan is sitting at 74 inches which is giving up quite a bit in the reach. The record tht Shahbazyan is sitting on is a really good record at 11-0.
The stance that Shahbazyan has been using is more of the orthodox style which fits in nicely with the fact that he is a striker. The last 5 bouts for Shahbazyan have all been wins. Most of them have been in the first round by 3 KO/TKO and a submission win. The only match that went the distance ended up being a split decision win.
With this fight it will be pitting a veteran against an upcoming star. The problem for the veteran is he has been known to fall to the KO/TKO in the first round fairly recently. Look for that to continue to plague Brunson in this bout as Shahbazyan is able to bring out the fight in the match and lock down the win. Fight Night Winner Prediction, Edmen Shahbazyan.
