Ronda Rousey Recalls Her Time, Training With Edmen Shahbazyan

Ronda Rousey is all praise for Edmen Shahbazyan, her former training partner. Shahbazyan is set to headline the, August 1, 2020, UFC Fight Night event Main Event.

Ronda Rousey, a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion, recently recalled the time when Edmen Shahbazyan used to be her “Throwing Dummy” in training. Edmen or as Rousey would call him “Little Eddie” started training for MMA at a tender age of nine, who later served as a training partner for Ronda Rousey. There is a clip of him taking a beating from Rousey (Below), from the time when he was 15. He is 22 now and will fight against Derek Brunson in the forthcoming UFC Fight Night Event of August 1.

Here’s What Ronda Rousey Said about Edmen Shahbazyan

Ronda Rousey first acclaimed the middleweight, by saying he is special. Then, shared her appreciation for Edmen and his brother Leon’s (who is also a fighter) obsessive attitude towards MMA.

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Even in his early days of MMA, @rondarousey remembers “Little Eddie” being special ⭐️ #UFCVegas5 (via @danawhite, @ufc)

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Derek Brunson Vs. Edmen Shahbazyan, was initially the co-main event, but after the original main event i.e., Holly Holm Vs. Irene Aldana got postponed and taken off from the main card, the co-main event was promoted to be the main event.

Also read: UFC Fight Night August 1: Holly Holm Vs. Irene Aldana Postponed

The Fight will take place on August 1, 2020