Brendan Allen VS Edmen Shahbazyan

Brendan Allen defeated Edmen Shahbazyan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas on June 6, 2026. Allen dominated the three-round middleweight contest to near-consensus, with two judges awarding him every round and the third giving Shahbazyan credit for one frame. The ranked No. 4 contender entered off back-to-back victories over Marvin Vettori and Reinier de Ridder, while Shahbazyan — unranked but on a recent roll that included a first-round KO of Andre Muniz — looked to parlay the upset into a top-10 debut. A notable undercurrent: Shahbazyan trains alongside Sean Strickland and Chris Curtis, both of whom hold knockout wins over Allen, making his measured, decision-closing performance against a camp teammate a statement in its own right. Allen's third consecutive win keeps him firmly positioned in the middleweight title picture.

Ranked No. 4 at middleweight, Brendan Allen enters this co-main event riding back-to-back finishes including a short-notice TKO of Reinier De Ridder, making him one of the division's most dangerous submission artists with six UFC middleweight submissions. Edmen Shahbazyan, once heralded as a future champion, has rebuilt his career on a three-fight win streak capped by a first-round KO of Andre Muniz, and a win here would put him in the upper echelon of the division for the first time.