Edmen Shahbazyan turned a negative into a positive after suffering the first professional loss of his career last year.
Shahbazyan was stopped by Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC Vegas 5 in what was his first main event appearance since joining the promotion in 2018. The young prospect started off well and looked to add another first-round stoppage to his already impressive resume, but the seasoned veteran proved to be too much.
Brunson utilized his wrestling and dominated Shahbazyan on the ground, which led this his third-round technical knockout win. A loss like that may be a difficult pill to swallow for any fighter, but not for Shahbazyan.