Summer’s almost over, and so is the UFC’s flagship for scouting new talent to fill their ranks. And what exactly awaits us this week? Another set of interesting matchups that don’t exactly scream ‘action’ on paper but have potential due to the higher stakes.
We’ve seen a fair amount of fighters go against type on this series this year, so it’s entirely likely we get a heightened sense of urgency from the contestants.
At the top we’ve got Leon Shahbazyan (7-1) facing Philip Rowe (6-2) at welterweight. If the name Shahbazyan sounds familiar, it’s for one of of two reasons: he’s the older brother of former Contender Series contestant and current UFC middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan, and he also trains under Edmond Tarverdyan.