Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan Prediction & Picks - UFC Fight Night
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by Bill Christy | in MMA Picks
The middleweight division will feature two savages in the fight before the main event on Saturday night. Edmen Shahbazyan (16-5-0) will be getting an incredible opportunity in this bout. He will face #5-ranked Brendan Allen (26-7-0).
Edmen is coming off 3 straight wins, with 2 of them coming via KO/TKO in the 1st round. This has been the best he has looked in his career recently. He broke onto the scene back in 2018 and accumulated 5 straight wins, with the most impressive being against Brad Tavares. However, he was derailed with 3 straight losses to some superior competition. Now, he is going to take another step up in competition and will need to be much sharper this time around to have any chance.
Brendan Allen had won 7 straight fights before running into back-to-back losses to Imavov and Anthony Hernandez. Luckily, he bounced back with strong wins over Marvin Vettori and Reinier de Ridder. Now, he is getting another favorable matchup against an unranked opponent. He can not overlook Edmen, but this is a matchup that should allow him to use his superior grappling ability.
Stranger things have happened, but Allen being a 2-to-1 favorite here makes sense. Edmen has yet to prove he is a ranked contender in his career. Granted, he was younger during his initial run. Now at 28, he should still be in the latter part of his prime.
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Brendan Allen - Edmen Shahbazyan Key Points
- Allen is 9-2 in his last 11 fights.
- Allen is still ranked inside the top 5 in the division.
- Edmen is 5-5 in his last 10 fights.
- Edmen has only won 3 of his 16 career fights not by KO/TKO.
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Our Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan Prediction
This seems like a matchup that caters to Allen. It is almost as if the UFC is giving him easy matchups to allow him to build another win streak before getting another opportunity at a top 5 opponent. This should be another test that Edmen is just not equipped to handle, and Allen should have the advantage wherever this fight ends up going. He very likely could get the submission, but the price is still favorable to take him on the money line.
Our prediction for Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan: Allen to win
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