Dana White: Karo Parisyan Not Fighting at UFC 106 or Ever Again in the UFC
by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:49 PM EST
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Breaking news regarding Karo Parisyan's status for his UFC 106 match-up with Dustin Hazelett comes to us from Dana White via his Twitter page:
@danawhite Karo Parisyan has fucked over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!! He will not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC
We can only speculate at to what the specifics are to the tweet by Dana White, but I'm sure we'll find out very soon as it seems that White is completely fed up with Karo Parisyan. Parisyan's failures in the past are likely what White is referring to when he says Karo has "f*cked" over the UFC once again.
If you recall, Karo pulled out of his UFC 88 bout with Yoshiyuki Yoshida due to a back injury, but he pulled out of the bout right before the weigh-ins. The problems kept coming as Karo tested positive for banned painkillers hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and oxymorphone following his close split decision victory over Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94. Interestingly enough, Karo was rumored to potentially be pulling out of the UFC 94 bout and Rick Story was on deck to take his place only a day before the event was to take place.
It looks like Dana White has had enough, and it'll be interesting to see what the reasoning is behind Karo's dismissal.
[UPDATE] via Josh Gross - "@SI_JoshGross: Karo Parisyan denies abuse of painkillers is the reason for not fighting. "Hell no, no addiction," he said via text. "It's anxiety."
[UPDATE] via MMAWeekly.com:
Karo "The Heat" Parisyan is out of UFC 106 after failing to acquire a license in Nevada, according to Parisyan, due to not having the money to pay his fine from previously being suspended after testing positive for a three different pain killers following his UFC 94 bout with Kim Dong-hyun.
"There’s a lot of problems going on. They won’t re-license me unless I (expletive) pay them," Parisyan told MMAWeekly.com. "I had to pay the $32,000 fine in order to fight. I never paid because I never had the money. I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back."
[UPDATE] by MMAJunkie - "Keith Kizer said Karo was, in fact, licensed and they had worked out a deal to have him pay fine out of UFC 106 purse. Weird."
[UPDATE] by Dana White - "Pulled out of the fight the day before weigh ins again with a laundry list of excuses!!! Let the press ask karo why! Let him explain."
[UPDATE] by Josh Gross - "Karo Parisyan via text confirmed he won’t be fighting Saturday. He declined to answer any questions."
[UPDATE] by Dana White - "Dustin will be paid his full purse to show and win. Its not his fault."
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I love how the original post had Arianny chiming in.
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by pud333 on Nov 19, 2009 3:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Make Dustin fight on 107!
Karo’s bullshit postpones Hazelett’s return even further!
PS
read Arianny’s other tweets.. she really hates Karo for ignoring her in the Airport.
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hazelett vs. Fitch at UFC 107
sorry Mike Pierce, but that would make a much better fight.
by Hardcharger on Nov 19, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hazelett is coming off a major knee surgery,
and you’re going to make him be welcomed by Jon Fitch? damn
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not an easy fight, certainly, but the UFC needs to make great main card fights.
by Hardcharger on Nov 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
read Arianny’s other tweets.. she really hates Karo for ignoring her in the Airport
Like she cares about Karo fighting….she never pays any attention to the fights
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 19, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This gets me every time :)
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by pud333 on Nov 19, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahah
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m Karo Parysian. I used to fight in the UFC. Big Deal
by Discman2 on Nov 19, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Do you know what I could do to these guys if I didn’t have anxiety?”
by bleve_ on Nov 19, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
“Somebody get me my medicine!”
by ufc4 on Nov 19, 2009 5:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
parisians have always been sissies, throughout history.
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by GregS123 on Nov 19, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
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by Well Read Idiot on Nov 20, 2009 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey at least Dustin is gonna get paid his purse and bonus.
by Joselana on Nov 19, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I want to see him fight..
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I know. I was hoping for a sick submission. Been a while since we’ve seen a sub that made people go, “Oh shit!”
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by pud333 on Nov 19, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey me too. Dustin is an exciting fighter but he at least must be relieved that he is at least getting his money
by Joselana on Nov 19, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably the easiest money he’s made.
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by pud333 on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like
it would’ve been easy money had he fought.. :). He does miss out on a Sub of the night bonus.
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by achengy on Nov 19, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and could potentially lose sponsorship money too..
and yes.. with all those lame excuses karo puts out, he may have well been subbed early and gotten the sub bonus.
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
same here.. but in fake BE bucks. haha.
speaking of which, (am i the only one who can’t access mmaplayground? It just redirects me to other crap sites)
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably still in the running for Fight of the Night
Considering this card . . .
by bignerd on Nov 19, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not liking the fighters on this card makes these bad matchups? I don’t get it. It’s good matchmaking.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hmm Hypocrisy?
Given Dana’s speech on TUF last night on how the UFC never pressures fighters into taking fights and would never force a fighter into the cage, I certainly hope for Dana’s sake this is a PED issue.
by cdny on Nov 19, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Oh stop it.
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by Brett Jones on Nov 19, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 26 recs
ima go create another account so i can rec again
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
further proof that we need a de-rec button.
by sadface on Nov 19, 2009 4:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I have always said that the comments system should be more like Joystiq’s with regards to this rec process. Look at that beautiful thiing.
by Gong on Nov 19, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What’s hypocrisy, he isn’t forcing anyone to fight. That doesn’t change the fact that it’s BS to pull out at the last minute.
by Phildo on Nov 19, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The guy had a signed bout agreement, and has had 10 fights in the UFC. Karo (18-5-1) and Mitrone (0-0) are two different situations.
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 19, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
-100 for you.
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Flagged.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How could he pull this shit THE VERY NEXT DAY?
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by MonkeyCHops on Nov 19, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Do you know who he is, bro?
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Who?
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
by MonkeyCHops on Nov 19, 2009 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good that dustin gets paid
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by RealIrish on Nov 19, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
YES
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
gah wrong comment… I was agreeing with Thiago vs Volkmann
by brad23 on Nov 19, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would prefer Thiago vs. Volkman, personally.
by Hardcharger on Nov 19, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
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by Beer Monster on Nov 19, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just think Uno vs Camoes will be a guaranteed exciting bout with each one being such a good, high paced grappler.
by meyer1244 on Nov 19, 2009 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
And Thiago-Volkmann was rumored to be replacing the Rosholt-Grove fight on the Spike card anyways. Uno got mildly screwed in that last decision, and Morango can end up a force in the division with his jiujitsu prowess. Get that on PPV.
by pdl on Nov 19, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the whole card
I hope we get to see everything now.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wish has come true....
@arielhelwani Borsari says Baroni-Amir will now open the show and Volkmann-Thiago will replace Karo-Hazelett as swing bout on PPV.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rad
War Volkmann.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Totally.
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by Rundownloser on Nov 20, 2009 1:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MMA has been like a soap opera lately.
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by Thulsa Doom on Nov 19, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
It all started with Kimo coming back from the dead…
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Strikeforce, bro.
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by poundnground on Nov 19, 2009 3:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Their next great decision.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
add Karo to the list of fighters supre will “report” will be fighting on every SF card along with a list of 50 other non-UFC guys….
by Reaser16 on Nov 19, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Take a deep breath. Everything will be fine.
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by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 19, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My guess...
Karo’s back is still completely fucked up and rolling around doesn’t help it. He needs to get it fixed, and he was probably in pain again.
The problem is the guy backs out right before the event. I mean, wtf is he thinking.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No doubt
He should have pulled out lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng ago. Two days =
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Since we are guessing, I think he was forced to face the fact that he was either a: pee dirty again or b: deal with insufferable opiate withdrawal smack in the middle of a three round fight.
The guy is making last-minute phone calls to the commish to figure out what pills he can still pop. This is more than back pain. Anxiety disorder + painkillers = addiction waiting to happen.
There’s a big guess.
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by judonerd on Nov 20, 2009 4:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
i hope dana is overlooking the sponsorship money and pays hazelett that aswell or sticks him on 107 or 108
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by MicahW on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ok, i reread it… i understand he is getting paid show and win, i’m talking about lost sponsorship money for hazelett, not parysian… i suggest rereading my comment
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by MicahW on Nov 19, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if he would have lost to Karo, he would probably get less money than the combined win and show money. He loses out on a shot at submission of the night though or fight of the night.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my reason for saying that is the UFC charges sponsors to be able to sponsor their fighters. so the sponsor has already had to pay the UFC to sponsor Hazelett (as well as many other fighters), since the UFC is making money off of Hazeletts sponsors for the fight that wont happen, I only see it as being right if they pay Hazelett his sponsor money.
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by MicahW on Nov 19, 2009 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hazelett should go ask Karo for that money. The UFC didn’t breach anything, so the fact that they’re paying Hazelett his show AND win money is quite a show of good faith.
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by pud333 on Nov 19, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
exactly. its not the ufc’s fault and they already stepped up and paid him. shit happens and im sure dusty is more than ok with his fight+win bonus. heres hoping he gets onto 107 or 108.
by sadface on Nov 19, 2009 8:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Aw man
First thread was full of win.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ya know who will fight Hazelett right now...
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
I second this motion
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by Deo Wade on Nov 19, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
10 bucks says it’s Hennessy and water
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I gots my money on Colt 45
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by Deo Wade on Nov 19, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
$14 sez Machida urine.
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 19, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Haha
I already said that crazy bastard would fight him in the last thread.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ya know who else, right?
Antonio “El Negro” McKee… BOOK IT
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no...
But at least I have every confidence that McLovin could sub him from inside guard. Do it up.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
McKee top controls his face off to decision.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
Octagon control does seem to be important these days.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am still holding out hope that Dana will fly me out and let me fight him. DANA, MAKE MY PHONE BLOW UP!
by szucconi on Nov 19, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He should let me do it I’ll already be out there. And instead of money I just want to spend the night with Natasha.
by ufc4 on Nov 19, 2009 5:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
NYBA will step up, two fights in one night :).
by meyer1244 on Nov 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
On a somewhat-but-not-really related note, I’m going to see The GZA in concert tonight.
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Awesome. Genius rules.
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Liquid Swords is one of the best things to ever happen.
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Absolutely agreed. Beneath The Surface is totally slept on too.
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Agreed!
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RZA is the best of the bunch, but the GZA is top notch.
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by Deo Wade on Nov 19, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You need to diversify your bonds...
Invest in some nuclear bombs.
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by duck on Nov 19, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Karo "The Heat" Parisyan is out of UFC 106 after failing to acquire a license in Nevada, according to Parisyan, due to not having the money to pay his fine from previously being suspended after testing positive for a three different pain killers following his UFC 94 bout with Kim Dong-hyun.
"There’s a lot of problems going on. They won’t re-license me unless I (expletive) pay them," Parisyan told MMAWeekly.com. "I had to pay the $32,000 fine in order to fight. I never paid because I never had the money. I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back."
by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 19, 2009 4:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ya imagine that, you have to serve your suspension and pay your fine BEFORE you’re allowed to fight again..amazing
by sadface on Nov 19, 2009 4:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Keith Kizer claims that a deal was worked out to subtract Karo’s fine from his 106 purse. So it would seem this is a bullshit excuse.
by Sliup on Nov 19, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t they have taken the fine out of his purse for the Kim fight? And wouldn’t he have known about being unlicensed before now? Didn’t he have to do his medicals?
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by Beer Monster on Nov 19, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im sure they told karo when he had his hearing, he would need to pay before he could be cleared to fight again.
by sadface on Nov 19, 2009 4:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Keith Kizer said Karo was, in fact, licensed and they had worked out a deal to have him pay fine out of UFC 106 purse. Weird.
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by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 19, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Already in post.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well shouldn’t have popped those pill for the last fight then
by soadtrails on Nov 19, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I never new bj penn owned an ambulance company!?!?
Everyone has a game plan, untell they get hit.
by mma is #1 on Nov 19, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wow, thats like wiping a booger on the back of the couch and you just pray to God your wife never finds the thousands of boogers back there and blames it on you.
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by MicahW on Nov 19, 2009 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Fighting is 90% Mental
See:
Paulo Fihlo
Frank Mir
BJ Penn
by SimplePsych on Nov 19, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
A bit mis-directed
He hasn’t always been the best at training. I’d be more likely to bunch him in with Vera as guys that have all the talent in the world but didn’t always train hard enough to maximize on it.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But Mr Penn has destroyed his weight class, Vera has not done shit. I know it is the “in” thing to hate on BJ but go look at his record. Top to bottom he has fought anyone and anywhere. I think his opponents have 400+ wins vs 100 losses on their records.
yes BJ can get lazy during training, that doesn’t change the fact he is one of the best fighters in the world regardless of weight class. Yes I think he won the 1st GSP fight but lost the 2nd.
by Riney on Nov 19, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody is arguing the merits of their resumes
Just how they train.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If he was mentally strong he would be a better fighter, there is no question about that. Are you sure he lost the second GSP fight? It was pretty close.
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by MonkeyCHops on Nov 19, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you watch the fight? It was stopped. Maybe you were just being an asshole, maybe not.
by Riney on Nov 19, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am almost always being an asshole.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
by MonkeyCHops on Nov 19, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Is there an advantage to getting your license at the last minute?
It seems really common to wait….Nick Diaz, Barnett, now Karo.
Why don’t they apply early and sort their shit out?
by MMA_Messiah on Nov 19, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
why do people wait until the last minute to do anything?
by sadface on Nov 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Promoters should put it in the contract that they need to be licensed at least 30 days out.
by MMA_Messiah on Nov 19, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
like write papers?
/doesn’t log off BE
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, another interesting match-up down the shitter.
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 4:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"He will be in a minute"
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by duck on Nov 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Must be a king or something.
Whys that?
Because he dosnt have shit all over him.
Everyone has a game plan, untell they get hit.
by mma is #1 on Nov 19, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Let him say what he wants," Parisyan texted to Sherdog.com before declining further comment.
Parisyan had contacted Kizer a few weeks ago to discuss a "nagging, lingering injury," Kizer said, and asked what proper medications he could take prior to the bout. Kizer said he instructed Parisyan that Tylenol and icing was the safest method, but encouraged the fighter to have his physician send in a letter stating his injuries and what medications he was taking for it, so the NSAC doctor could work with him.
Kizer spoke again with Parisyan within the last week to discuss a payment plan for the $32,000 fine the fighter had previously accrued. Kizer said that NSAC Chairman Pat Lundvall had agreed to disperse payment for the fine out of the fighter’s show and win purse for this weekend.
"We knew (Parisyan) was having some financial difficulties and wanted to try and help him," Kizer told Sherdog.com.
It was agreed that $16,000 would be deducted from each purse and in the case of a loss, Parisyan would make further arrangements to settle up the remaining balance. Kizer said Parisyan seemed pleased with the arrangement.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Update-Parisyan-Out-of-UFC-106-21058
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 4:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This keeps looking worse and worse for Karo.
by kid_eh on Nov 19, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thiago/Volkmann is being moved up to the main card, as per Borsari.
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by Beer Monster on Nov 19, 2009 4:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ariel tweet:
Borsari says Baroni-Amir will now open show and Volkmann-Thiago will replace Karo-Hazelett as swing bout on PPV.
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by Beer Monster on Nov 19, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Beer Monster on Nov 19, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Karo will be reduced to local shows
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 19, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So how will this affect the betting?
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by themachiavellian on Nov 19, 2009 4:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No action on single bets, not sure about parlays. Maybe just removes the fight from your parlay?
by woomikee on Nov 19, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, Hazelett was such an easy pick…
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by themachiavellian on Nov 19, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is all so confusing to me...
they had set up a way for him to pay the money…
he doesn’t seem to have tested positive for anything..
whats going on?
by ruckus on Nov 19, 2009 5:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I really think it’s doubtful that he’s a transformer, but anything is possible at this poitn.
by Phildo on Nov 19, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he thought he would test positive for something? The test wasn’t till fight night.
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by Beer Monster on Nov 19, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
My Nerd Rage levels have hit critical mass. It was bad enough I didn’t get to see Dustin in person when I went to UFC 96, and now I don’t get to see him this Saturday. I’M PISSED W T FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!
by Dexerion on Nov 19, 2009 5:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Get Hazelett in the cage with some random audience member and let him show what he has learned in his year off?
by grein on Nov 19, 2009 5:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If this sort of thing keeps up, UFC will have to start canceling shows.
by MrJobro on Nov 19, 2009 5:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
actually this could help the UFC..
add hazelett as a main card fight in a card that’s lacking fights, and you’re all set… People have already bought tickets to 106 anyway.
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess DreamForce-1 will pick up Karo, so it’s not all bad news.
by MrJobro on Nov 19, 2009 5:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
and Supremacy will be raving about another excellent signing!
(hahaha. just kidding..)
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(or am i? :P)
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haha i keed i keed.
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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 19, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let me know when that happens.
Though, a Diaz vs Karo fight will be GOLD, if it ever happens!
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That fight already happened. August 8, 2004
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bustin ya chops
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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What are you doing?
Chopbusting. You can ask anybody.
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by Well Read Idiot on Nov 20, 2009 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Again, as in
If you can get either of them to show up at the same time.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah
Even though what I said technically makes no sense and I should have said “if you can get them both to show up at the same time” OR “if either of them would ever actually show up to fight”. Mashed em up..
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wonder how this will effect November Insanity…could be the decider in some close brackets not having that fight count now…
by Reaser16 on Nov 19, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Karo to Japan
He won’t have to worry about fines and commissions then.
32K is a heavy payment to fight in Nevada. Failing another test would have likely cost him his purse in this fight.
My guess is this is for Karo’s own career preservation. He knows he isn’t/wasn’t passing the post fight screen.
Better to cancel out now, then to lose a fight. Then not get a purse due to testing. Then be likely banned for life in Nevada.
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by aaronb on Nov 19, 2009 5:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Karo to Strikeforce is out of the question
Showtime aint having that. They made it clear on their stance on those who leaves the out to dry. They don’t want to do business with Ken Shamrock. No word on when DIaz will fight again.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 19, 2009 5:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
According to 5 oz interview
He’s addicted to painkillers.
So the question is why on earth do you wait until now to pull out of the fight? It’s a disgrace to put everybody off like that. Of course I realize he’s addicted and probably isn’t thinking right but isn’t that what his managment team is for? Or maybe his coaches should have made him pull out?
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by dedstrk316 on Nov 19, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If he had pulled out of the fight months ago, I’m sure everything would have been perfectly fine. Zuffa has shown in the past that they will help fighters if they need to (i.e. Rampage) but when you cross them, they’ll give you the hammer (thanks Ken Shamrock).
It was probably just regret and shame that caused him to back out like this, if the article is true.
by ckah28 on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't actually say that's the reason though.
It just says he’s suffered from an addiction.
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by Leland Roling on Nov 19, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Painkiller Addiction FTL
If he’s cut from the UFC, hello Japan? I doubt they care about Vicodin.
by Sokonojudo on Nov 19, 2009 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man UFC 106 is practically a Spike card now
Oh and thanks, Karo.
Fire Bruce DeHaven.
by SSreporters on Nov 19, 2009 7:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
IF he did drop out because of an addiction to painkillers I think he should get another chance if he promises to enter into a reputable drug treatment facility and stays clean for like 6 months after. I know people who were addicts and they just dont know what they’re doing and how its effecting everyone around them.
by ProfessorBLove on Nov 19, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Mel Gibson defence!
Keep firing Assholes!
The only thing Fishbob does consistently is dissapoint.
by Ubernoober on Nov 19, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is the second time though. Pulling out at the last minute is bush league, I don’t care what you’re addicted to.
The 9 month suspension was his wake up call, and if he and his handlers should have realized he had a problem then and started to get him help, not try to get him another fight right after the suspension is up.
by Phildo on Nov 19, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely
Karo himself said that his suspension and fine messed up all his personal and professional plans for a year. If that’s not a wake-up call to get help, maybe losing his job will be. It sucks for him, but it’s better than going into a MMA fight with a mental disorder; just ask Paulo Filho and his trainer, a 9 foot tall soldier ant that only Paulo can see.
by Tedd Welch on Nov 19, 2009 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he should be fighting with a mental disorder, but it’s nonsense for him and his handlers to decide today that he has a mental disorder. Whether it’s the anxiety or the painkillers (it’s probably a combination of the 2), they have been known problems.
It would have been a lot easier for everyone involved to get Karo into rehab/therapy during his suspension, or even up to a few weeks ago when he wouldn’t be leaving the UFC and his opponent out to dry the week of the fight.
I hope he gets better, but the fact that he waited until his problem would effect others keeps from getting a pass in my book.
by Phildo on Nov 19, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I wasn't clear
I totally agree with you. Karo should have done all this when he had his time off, there’s no question about that and there’s no question that he doesn’t deserve a pass. Doing it this way hurts Karo’s career, his employer, and Dustin Hazelett, and it’s inexcusable to drag others into your personal problems like he’s doing. I hope he gets help, but Karo shit in his own bed here, and I hope he’s laying in it.
On a slightly-unrelated person note, I can relate to him: When I was 19 I pulled out of a job the morning before the store I was working at opened because of a panic attack. It was one of the most bullshit things I’ve ever done, but I wasn’t a grown-ass man and I sure wasn’t a professional at what I was doing. Karo deserves every bit of backlash here.
by Tedd Welch on Nov 19, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
[UPDATE] by Dana White – “Dustin will be paid his full purse to show and win. Its not his fault.”
I hate Dana White, but I have to commend him on this classy move.
by jcbrewer on Nov 19, 2009 7:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why do people always offer the same disclaimer?
I hate Dana White, but (insert good thing Dana White just did).
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You have to hate dana to be cool on the internet.
by Phildo on Nov 19, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Dana st00pid
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Karo clearly has psychological problems
Wasn’t he blaming panic attacks for his painkiller addiction? This sounds like the same thing … he’s obviously got some issues that he hasn’t worked out and is making excuses to avoid confronting them.
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by thetakeover on Nov 19, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Problems?
My mom just lost her leg. My cousin pookie just lost a testicle. My dog just puked up somebody’s finger.
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by Blackout612 on Nov 19, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for Talledega Nights ref
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by duck on Nov 19, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I cant stand Karo, ever sence he acted like a big shot on TUF and then he ducked fitch to fight Alves (bad move) which i was glad when that dident work out for him, but all and all i hope he finds a way to get through his issues i mean i dont like him but at the same time i hope he dont end up doing something stupid.
by Riley_96 on Nov 19, 2009 7:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Very disappointing.
Karo was one of the more unique guys, style-wise, in the WW division and its sad to see him go down this path.
by Razreshat on Nov 19, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Funny because for the last couple of days I had a bad feeling about UFC 106 and I didn’t know why now thanks to Karo things are fucked up again. This is so disapointing you won’t find a bigger Karo fan than me here but this is bullshit, the guy has problems and he needs to fix them before he ever talks about fighting again.
The only good thing that happens is that it free’s up Hazelett to fight at UFC 108 which needs another fight possibly against Hughes but still this really sucks as a fan.
by Raker on Nov 19, 2009 11:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Funny because for the last couple of days I had a bad feeling about UFC 106 and I didn’t know why
Gee, that’s a tough one to figure, I mean I can’t wait to see these fights:
by ufc4 on Nov 20, 2009 12:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It actually had nothing to do with that even though it’s funny when you think about it. It actually started after UFC 105, when I was thinking about the 106 card I kept getting this weird feeling that something bad might happen and sadly it did. Usually when guys end up pulling out or injured it catches me off guard but this is the one time where the bad news wasn’t and I have no idea why.
by Raker on Nov 20, 2009 2:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Stop thinking.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 20, 2009 4:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s like “The Secret” in reverse!
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Nov 20, 2009 7:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy
I’ve met him on many occasions.He is very full of himself to say the leased. He seemed to have really lost his way when he left Gokor and Gene. They have a tight nit group of people that are all extremely proud of there Armenian heritage. My thoughts are once he turned his back on his roots he and the people who got him there he lost his support system. Take Zanku chicken away after the greulling workouts and he is a man without a family even after he tried to return the damage was already done. Now who will be the Armenian flag bearer in the UFC. Manny,Karen,Ansar,Karo. Sick Hayastan horrible standup . Now he has an excuse why he never was the best.
by son of mark on Nov 20, 2009 8:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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