The NSAC on Tuesday upheld Karo Parisyan's positive test for banned painkillers, issuing the UFC welterweight a nine-month suspension, fining him $32,000, and changing his January victory over Dong Hyun Kim to a no contest.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced Tuesday that UFC welterweight Karo Parisyan will remain temporarily suspended after testing positive for Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Hydromorphone following his January victory over Dong Hyun Kim
In the days leading up to the bout rumors surfaced that Parisyan may not be medically cleared for the contest due to a prescription [...]

Welterweight Karo Parisyan has tested positive for the banned painkillers Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, and Oxymorphone following his victory of Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the positive result to MMAFrenzy.com this afternoon.
The remaining eleven fighters who were tested from the card, including [...]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to five UFC 94 participants, including BJ Penn, for various injuries suffered in their bouts Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The medical suspensions were:

BJ Penn (defeated by Georges St-Pierre via fourth-round TKO) suspended until March 18th with no contact until March 3rd [...]

On a card dominated by uneventful decisions, UFC 94’s top two bouts delivered as Georges St-Pierre dominated BJ Penn on the ground en route to a fourth-round TKO victory while top light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida used his awkward style to remain undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Thiago Silva.
A sell [...]

Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, and 18 other fighters successfully weighed in this evening in Las Vegas to make their UFC 94 matchups official.
St-Pierre (170) and Penn (168) clash for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 94, which also boasts Lyoto Machida (206) vs. Thiago Silva (206), Karo Parisyan (170) vs. Dong [...]

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.
Parisyan emerged as a top welterweight contender following an early-2004 loss to Georges St-Pierre, stringing together five-straight victories. However, his immediate title hopes were dashed in a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]