Articles tagged with: Karo Parisyan
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) [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Welterweight contenders Karo Parisyan and Thiago Alves are set to battle at UFC 84 on April 19th
Parisyan (18-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) has remained in welterweight title contention since his first fight with the UFC in 2003 but has yet to receive the elusive shot at the championship. Parisyan was scheduled to face then-champion Matt Hughes [...]
Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping via split decision
Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 3:25
Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen via KO – Round 3, 0:39
Frank Edgar def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Joe [...]
Main Card
Michael Bisping (205) vs. Rashad Evans (206)
Houston Alexander (203) vs. Thiago Silva (204)
Ryo Chonan (169.5) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)
Joe Doerksen (185.5) vs. Ed Herman (186)
Frankie Edgar (154) vs. Spencer Fisher (154.5)
Undercard
Chris Lytle (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (171)
Jason Reinhardt (155) vs. Joe Lauzon (155)
Luke Caudillo (155.5) vs. Marcus Aurelio (156)
Akihiro Gono (169) [...]
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
The main event for UFC 78 features two unbeaten fighters but, while that sounds good on paper, they’re both coming off less than impressive performances in their most recent fights. Bisping (14-0, 4-0 UFC) won a razor thin decision against Matt Hamill at UFC 75, a fight in which the [...]
Read More »After Hector Lombard failed to obtain a visa to compete at UFC 78 the UFC has shuffled several matchups for the November event. Dave Meltzer is reporting that Karo Parisyan, Lombard’s opponent on the card, will now face Ryo Chonan on the televised card. Thiago Alves, who was to face Chonan in a preliminary bout, [...]
Read More »Update: We have been told that the UFC has yet to be informed of the visa issue and is looking into the reports. There is no word on a possible replacement at this time.
This afternoon MMAFrenzy.com was able to speak with Karo Parisyan’s manager about a report that his opponent at UFC 78, Hector Lombard, [...]
Mixed martial artist Hector Lombard was to make his UFC debut November 17th against Karo Parisyan but those plans are now indefinitely on hold. Lombard, a Cuban national, has been denied entry to the United States:
“I’m not going to get my visa,” said Lombard, who was set to fight welterweight Karo Parisyan . “I only [...]
Karo Parisyan will return to the octagon in November at UFC 78 in New Jersey to take on UFC newcomer Hector Lombard, MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed with Parisyan’s manager.
Parisyan will be leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas to train with Xtreme Couture and UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture to prepare for the bout.
Regarded as one of the [...]
According to Sam Caplan it appears likely that two top welterweight contenders will he locking horns later this year in a battle to determine who will receive a welterweight title shot sometime next summer. Jon Fitch, who many feel is one of the most underrated fighters in all of the UFC, will go toe-to-toe with [...]
Read More »According to published reports the UFC has selected the Mandalay Bay Events Center as the venue for UFC 74 over the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The more intimate venue holds 12,000 as opposed to the 17,000+ capacity of the MGM arena. Both venues were being considered according to MMAFrenzy.com sources with the company ultimately opting [...]
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