Written by Edmen Shahbazyan | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
Middleweight veterans Edmen Shahbazyan and Andre Muniz are set to face off at the UFC’s first pay-per-view card of October in Las Vegas, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Damoon Martin.
UFC 320 goes down Oct. 4 at the T-Mobile Arena, and the promotion has yet to reveal its headlining attraction.
Shahbazyan (15-5) looks for his third straight victory in 2025 after stopping Dylan Budka in just 95 seconds in February and following up with a decision over Andre Petroski this past June.
The 27-year-old talent is finally on a winning streak after losing five of seven between 2020 and 2024. Prior to that, “The Golden Boy” earned a UFC deal with a 40-second finish against Antonio Jones at Dana White’s Contender Series, going on to win four in a row with three first-round stoppages in the UFC.
Muniz (24-7), on the other hand, is in desperate need of a victory in the UFC after suffering a first-round knockout to Ikram Aliskerov in April, dropping to 1-3 since 2023. The other setbacks came in matches with Paul Craig and Brendan Allen.
“Sergipano”, a fellow DWCS signee, had an incredible start in the company with three submissions across five straight victories, including armbars over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Eryk Anders. Muniz’s only victory since 2023 was a split decision over Jun Yong Park in December of that year.