La Sueur was first to report the pairing. UFC 268 is expected to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 6 and is headlined by a rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.
Shahbazyan began his professional tenure with 11 consecutive triumphs before falling to Derek Brunson and Jack Hermansson in his last two UFC outings. The Glendale Fighting Club member earned a contract with the promotion on Dana White’s Contender Series and began his UFC career with triumphs over Darren Stewart, Charles Byrd, Jack Marshman and Brad Tavares — the latter three inside of a round.
The 26-year-old Imavov has been victorious in two of his three Octagon appearances. Most recently, the MMA Factory representative scored a second-round technical knockout victory against Ian Heinisch at UFC on ESPN 27 on July 24. The Paris native is 10-3 as a professional, with eight triumphs by knockout, technical knockout or submission.