At UFC 282, on December 11 at the popular T-Mobile Arena, middleweights Armenian Edmen Shahbazyan and Congolese Dalcha Lungiambula will meet in one of the preliminary card events. The bout is planned to start at 02:00 UK time. The Armenian prospect is on a three-game losing streak, with his rival in the same situation. Who will succeed in getting his career back on a successful track?
Still, in this case, Shahbazyan should be favored, but the odds are too low on him. As an alternative, let’s take a look at the start of the second round of the fight. In his last fights, the Armenian has been unable to finish his opponents off quickly, and Dacha has rarely finished his bouts in the opening five minutes. Given the fighters’ long losing streak, let’s assume they will start cautiously.
Edmen “The Golden Boy” Shahbazian is a 25-year-old American fighter of Armenian descent. The Armenian-born fighter was considered the brightest prospect in the UFC and stood out in the early stages with superb performances. A basic striker who focuses on disciplines such as kickboxing and karate. The fighter’s “Achilles’ heel’ is cardio and wrestling. He came to UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series and into it from CXF promotion. Also, the winner of TUF 28 (defeated Darren Stewart by split decision) had 7 fights in UFC, at the first 4 wins (Darren Stewart, Charles Byrd, Jack Marshman, Brad Tavares), because of which he was called the young prospect. He managed to get past his first four opponents in the organization and improved his record to 11 wins. However, Edman was subsequently elevated by the opposition, leading to three straight resounding defeats. First, he was finished by Derek Brunson, then “the Golden Boy” was weaker than Jack Hermansson and Nassourdine Imavov. The fighter is 25 years old and has only taken two fights out of 14 to the judges’ decision.
Dalcha Lungiambula is a 35-year-old puncher from South Africa who has competed in the EFC African promotion, made a successful UFC debut in 2019 against Dekwan Townsend, then lost to Mohammed Ankalaev, wins by decision over Marcus Perez and suffers 3 losses against Marc-Andre Barrot, Cody Brundage, and Punahele Soriano. The athlete has only won two of his six fights in the UFC. Also relies on his striking technique, although he is a basic judoka. Unlike Edman he does not tend to finish his opponents quickly, so has an equal share of wins by knockouts and decisions.
Age – 25;
Height – 1.88;
Weight – 84;
Reach – 1.88;
Statistics – 11-3-0;
Wins – 9 KO, 1 Submission, 1 Decision;
Losses – 2 KO, 0 Submissions, 1 Decision.
Age – 35;
Height – 1.73;
Weight – 84;
Reach – 1.93;
Statistics – 11-5-0;
Wins – 5 KO, 1 Submission1, 5 Decisions;
Loses – 2 KO, 2 Submissions, 1 Decision.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC 282: Edmen Shahbazyan vs Dalcha Lungiambula at 1xBet.