It was Saturday, Sept. 19. I was sitting about 10 feet from the cage at Crypto.com Arena when I noticed a section of roughly 100 fans standing throughout Edmen Shahbazyan’s fight. It was still the early preliminary card at UFC 331, with hours to go before the main event.
By the end of the evening, the Armenian supporters at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles had two big wins to celebrate. Shahbazyan defeated Brunno Ferreira by unanimous decision, and Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy in

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