NEW YORK – When Brad Tavares steps into the cage on Saturday night, it will mark his first fight in 15 months. Hawaii’s Tavares (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) takes on undefeated up-and-coming middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden. In his most recent outing, in July 2018, Tavares headlined The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale against Israel Adesanya .
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