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) had won three-straight bouts in the octagon and was likely to receive a welterweight title shot with a win over Alves in April but was defeated via TKO 34-seconds into the second round. The quick stoppage was questioned by many including Parisyan himself and he will now look to get back into the title hunt again against Yoshida. He holds notable wins over Josh Burkman, Drew Fickett, Nick Thompson, Matt Serra, Chris Lytle, and Nick Diaz as well as losses to Alves, Diego Sanchez, Georges St-Pierre, and Sean Sherk.
Yoshida (10-2) made quick work on Jon Koppenhaver in his UFC debut at UFC 84 in May, submitting the “Ultimate Fighter” contestant 56-seconds into the opening round via anaconda choke. Yoshida was signed by the UFC after winning the Cage Force welterweight tournament with wins over Katsuya Inoue, Matt Cain, Akira Kikuchi, and Dan Hardy.
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Karo’s judo makes his style of fighting a little unique. Too bad for Karo he got that injury before he was to have a title shot against Matt Hughes. Ever since then he has been on a roller coaster not winning consecutive fights to put him back in title contention. Along with that, GSP vs Serra put the WW title on hold for a while affecting several WW fighters. In any case, I hope Karo bounces back but he may have missed his mark with that injury long ago. Bad timing.
Yi Karo is the shit man his judo throws are crazy. He tossed diego around for abit. Ya he has been on a roller coaster. Hope he pulls this one out.
I HOPE HE NEVER WINS A FIGHT AGAIN! HE IS ONE OF THE MOST UN-ENTERTAINING FIGHTERS EVER IN THE UFC
I CAN DO WITHOUT KARO AND B1TCH ASS COUSIN MANNY
Ya I can do without them too…… but Karo is an impressive fighter and I think hes right up there if he wins his next fight.
I would love to see Diego Sanchez vs Thiago Alves !!! That would be an intense fight !!!
Yeah, I agree with windmiller and YZ. I personnally can’t stand either of them, but especially Karo. He avoids fights, because he don’t think he can win them, then picks fights against “lesser” opponents and loses to them too. He had the chance to fight Hughes for the title, and said he wasn’t ready. He pussed out. The only fight I would love to see with him in it is a Nick Diaz rematch.
RUTDOG I FORGOT ABOUT HIM BACKING OUT AGAINST HUGHES. LOOK AT NATE QUARRY AND RICH FRANKLIN. QUARRY WAS NO WHERE NEAR READY AND HE STEPPED IT UP BUT STILL LOST. BUT AT LEAST HE CAN SAY “WHAT IF” BUT I CAN’T STAND THOSE TWO…
they remind me of the diaz bros a bit ….the type of cocky wanna be gangster / tough guys on the street, who you just want to smash !
**** above = supposed to be c-o-c-k-y
karo is a badass…only gripe is that he doesn’t lose so gracefully, but i wouldnt have either with that early stoppage.
He’s got guts. As for graceful losing, I don’t think that is a quality anyone should desire. Graceful winning – great, but losing, f**k that. I’m all for winning.
Karo is just a punk… you ever read one of his interviews? he thinks it is a conspiracy that he isnt the champion.. he and Manny make the Diaz brothers seem like shy little churchboys..
FOR REAL MRNICE. THOSE TWO ARE WORSE THEN THE DIAZ BROTHERS. I WAS WATCHING TUF SEASON 5 WITH MANNY AND JUST THE WAY KARO GOT IN NATES FACE AND MANNY ACTS HARD THROUGH OUT THE SEASON..
I would love to see Dana bring Nick in and let the 2 brothers fight the 2 cousins. That would be worth watching. Dana loves the drama, but doesn’t love Nick. Oh, and he would have to stop smoking the reefer for a minute. That isn’t going to happen.
i wonder when fighters will stop relying so much on their skills and try to add some cardio/strength with that skill. guys like karo, horn and lutter are extremly skilled fighters and if karo and horn would pack on some muscle, quit with the doughnuts and milkshakesthey may not only win with skill but also have an edge strength wise
Glad he’s on the card.
It’s nice to have a Judo fighter in the mix as it doesn’t get enough attention. I’ve seen some pretty spectacular takedowns by Karo but I hope his head doesn’t get in the way of his next fight. I hope he learned to better his position when put in bad situations.
Karo is like the old BJ Penn very good fighter that never comes in shape
I actually think Karo is overated.
Maybe he does “cherry pick his fights” but doest Joe Silvas book the matches not Karo ?
YZFOX DUDE ARE YOU SERIOUSE???????????/ HOW CAN ANYONE BE WORSE THAN THE DIAZ PUNKS KARO AND MANNY WERE ON A FUKEN REALITY SHOW……..REALITYYYYYYY….THE DIAZ BTCHES STARTED A RUMBLE AFTER NICK GOT HIS WASS WHOOPED BY KJ AND THOSE TWO PUNKS WENT ALL STOCKTON IN THE OCTOGON AND DISRESPTED FAMILY MEMBERS AND SHIT AND YOU CALL MANNY AND KARO ACTING WORSE ON A RALITY SHOW THAT KARO WAS THEIR FOR 5 MINUTES???????? GIVE ME A BREAK MAN YOU NEED TO GET YOUR HEAD EXAMINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Karo good luck homie you’re the SHIT train hard and and it wil pay off at the end.
Mannnn I love karo hahahah such a character always honest and outspoken speaks his mind…
karo judo is INSANE!!
Judo is great for getting yor opponent to the mat in close quarters along the cage . Saw that the other night in the condit fight . That japanese guy was wicked in his judo skills , really threw condit around a bit in the first two rounds .just need a good solid ground game once you get it there .Otherwise you toss him and end up in a bad situation . Karo just doesnt have the upper body yet to land devastating punches . Yoshida will take away karo’s advantage of throws so it will be all about the stand up and I dont see him beating Yoshida . Sorry karo ….. you gonna get your ass kicked come sept 6
Will see what happens if you’re SO certain!
“I HOPE HE NEVER WINS A FIGHT AGAIN! HE IS ONE OF THE MOST UN-ENTERTAINING FIGHTERS EVER IN THE UFC”
ok retard ummm…..
Diego and karo = fight of the YEAR
Karo and Ficket = fight of the NIGHT
karo and burkman = excellent FIGHT
karo and Diaz = excellent FIGHT
Should I go on????????
You need to get you head examine to call karo not entertaining lol