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Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:40 pm EDT

Parisyan off the card...does our convo give more insight?

By Steve Cofield

Normally a fighter pulling out of fight with a late injury on the day of the weigh-in is shocking. In the case of Karo Parisyan, it didn't surprise me one bit. We sat down with the 25-year old longtime UFC vet and he spoke like a different person. Parisyan is always a great interview, this conversation was interesting but Karo wasn't his typical loose, confident fighter.

I was really freaked out by the convo and immediately said to folks around the radio set, "I don't think he should be fighting."

What happened? Did Karo have another attack? It would be ashame to see this become a long term problem for Parisyan. He's a young guy and has some good wins under his belt over Nick Diaz, Matt Serra, Drew Fickett, Josh Burkman and Ryo Chonan.

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  1. Kevin S
    1. Posted by Kevin S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    That was not the Karo I've seen in the past. Good interview.
  2. Farthammer
    2. Posted by Farthammer Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    The only man Dana is attached to is Liddell.
    As for Karo...terrible. I keep forgetting he is only 25.
  3. Duper
    3. Posted by Duper Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    I think the guy has lost a lot of confidence. He comes in to fights soft and always appears to train just hard enough to make weight. Reminds me a little of BJ before he took things serious and got in Champion shape. Karo has a ton of raw skill, but the man needs to step up the training a notch IMO. Otherwise he'll always be just an above average fighter and not a champ. Sorry to see him bail though..would have been a good fight cause he usually always brings it.
  4. mrdumbass2you
    4. Posted by mrdumbass2you Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:27 pm EDT

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    Id just like to thank you Steve for all the interviews youve done so far for UFC 88, i enjoyed watching them on MMARATED.COM. Im also very impressed with your knowledge going into the interviews and appreciate the time you put into your prepping.
  5. Yahoo91
    5. Posted by Yahoo91 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:39 pm EDT

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    it will take time to recover from this kind of problem for karo. title shot is probably out of picture for couple of years now, ufc would not risk fighter pulling out of main event a day before the fight. the recovery process is very hard from something like this, i would compare it to trying to convince yourself that earth is not round.
  6. Dan S
    6. Posted by Dan S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    WOW for the first time ever i agree yes agree with urwrecked karo just needs some help and he should get back on track he is still a sick judo practitioner
  7. spacegrass37
    7. Posted by spacegrass37 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    agreed yahoo91
    Karo will overcome this affliction. Sometimes it is hard to get your head on straight when it is your own mind fighting you.
  8. spacegrass37
    8. Posted by spacegrass37 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    nope unwrecked...unfortunately he will kick Karo to the curb. Sad but true. Some people don't realize that it is a mental illness and Dana does not impress me as being a "understanding person" when it comes to these issues. He has a - suck it up - mentality
  9. Jono Bacon
    9. Posted by Jono Bacon Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:36 pm EDT

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    Good on ya for losing the weight..
    You can do more video stuff now that you dont look like Jason Lambert as a LHW!!

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