[By: Kris Karkoski | Nov 3, 2008]
A featured welterweight bout between 170-pound contenders Karo Parisyan (18-5) and Dong Hyun Kim (11-0) is likely to take place at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
The matchup will be featured on the pay-per-view main card, which is headlined by Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn.
[By: Kris Karkoski | Sep 5, 2008]
A scheduled bout between Karo Parisyan and Yoshiyuki Yoshida has been scrapped after Parisyan suffered a last-minute back injury.
UFC.com reported the injury and card change moments ago.
The severity of the injury, including how long Parisyan will be out of action, was not disclosed.
The fight was to take place on the televised pay-per-view main card.
UFC 88 [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 24, 2008]
Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill, Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares, and Karo Parisyan vs.Yoshiyuki Yoshida have been officially added to UFC 88 on September 6th in Atlanta.
Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will return to the 205-pound light heavyweight division at UFC 88 to take on “The Ultimate Fighter 3″ cast member Matt Hamill. Franklin [...]
[By: bsbiz | Jul 11, 2008]
UFC welterweight Karo Parisyan was kind enough to discuss what he thinks his weaknesses are in the fight game in a recent interview with FightTicker.com. Apparently, the man is just too good for his own good, if you will, but is thankfully looking to change his ways:
“My worst enemy has always been that I’ve [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jul 2, 2008]
Karo Parisyan was a recent guest on TAGG Radio’s The Lights Out Show and had some interesting things to say about Nate Diaz, changing his weight class, and his future preparation for fights.
“I wouldn’t have to punch [Nate Diaz]. I would slap him,” Parisyan said. “I was very close to taking his head off because [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Jun 23, 2008]
UFC welterweight contender Karo Parisyan will look to bounce back from a controversial UFC Fight Night 13 loss to Thiago Alves and re-enter the title picture when he faces Yoshiyuki Yoshida in September.
According to MMAJunkie.com, Parisyan is close to signing a bout agreement to face Yoshida at UFC 88 on September 6th in Atlanta.
Parisyan (18-5) [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | May 27, 2008]
Manny Gamburyan, the Ultimate Fighter 5 runner-up, will face fellow cast member Rob Emerson at UFC 87 on August 9th in Minnesota. Gamburyan’s cousin, Karo Parisyan, will also be fighting at the August event against an opponent to-be-determined.
MMAFrenzy.com confirmed the additions to the fight card earlier today.
Gamburyan (8-2) won his way into “The Ultimate Fighter [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Apr 2, 2008]
Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon via TKO - Round 2, 3:28
Gray Maynard defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan via TKO - Round 2, 0:34
Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch via TKO - Round 2, 1:25
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission - Round 2, 3:06
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via KO - [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Apr 2, 2008]
MMAFrenzy.com is your source for round-by-round coverage of UFC Fight Night 13 from the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was headlined by previous “The Ultimate Fighter” cast members Kenny Florian and Joe Lauzon in a lightweight matchup to move up the 155-pound rankings.
The 12-bout event was broadcast on Spike TV as a [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Apr 1, 2008]
Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Kenny Florian (155.5)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Matt Hamill (204)
Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Frank Edgar (155.5)
James Irvin (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Roman Mitichyan (170.5) vs. George Sotiropoulos (169.5)
Samy Schiavo (155) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Jeff Cox (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155.5)
Josh [...]