Karo Parisyan discusses the struggles he has had the last few months and his plans for his fight future.
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yeah, he doesn’t look like he gotten to where he wants to be at. I too have seen the destruction of pain medication and can tell that karo is not yet there. I’m glad he’s talking about it but he needs to stop making excuses and start being honest with himself. and he needs to get into a program. good luck and god bless, can’t wait to see you throwing someone around soon.
What excuses?
He explained how he got addicted and how it has effected him. He apologized and seems to be serious about getting help.
This does make me feel bad for him. He has obviously lost weight and he seemed nervous and apprehensive during the interview. As someone who has personally struggled with opiate addiction, my heart goes out to Karo/
he's making excuses
about his drug testing failure and if my memory serves he’s also contradicting other statements that came out — namely his claim that he had prescriptions for the drugs he got popped for.
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He is taking responsibility for his failures now though. He may have lied in the past about having prescriptions, but I can guarantee you that was the addict in him in denial, something nearly all drug abusers go though when they get caught. He had a prescription, he kept using it after he needed it, and he ended up getting caught. It was not smart to get addicted, but he seems to be giving honest reasons for his mistakes. He seems to have bottomed out and getting cut from the UFC looks to have finally woken him up.
by TDITZ on Dec 14, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you.
I understand the fans hating on Karo, but as somebody who’s personally seen a lot of people consumed by addiction, I can’t help but root for him to come back. Looks like he’s finally accepted his mistakes and is going to work to overcome them. He wasn’t asking for a free ticket back or anything, he just wants forgiveness for his indiscretions and a chance to get his life back together. I’ll forgive, I’ll watch him fight in MFC or any local promotion that picks him up, and I’ll root for him to be a successful fighter again. Here’s to rehab, and I hope Karo’s friends and family are there to help him through his recovery.
Bro.
He’s actually still not telling the truth (can’t bring myself to say “lying” – feels too harsh). Nate is right, he didn’t have prescriptions for all of the drugs that were in his system. If memory serves me correctly, he claimed he got some percocet from a friend. In the video above, he claims he had a script for all of the drugs he tested positive for but the NSAC didn’t care. That’s not really truthful description of the situation.
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Two steps:
1. Get clean.
2. Kick some asses in some local events.
I love Karo in the cage, but the guy seriously needs to get straight and take control of what is going on in his life. I hope he can because he is a very unique and entertaining fighter.
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I’m a HUGE fan of Karo Parisyan. His innovations in the cage are in a class with only a handful of fighters in MMA history. Successfully applying judo to MMA for the first time in a big and dramatic way is comparable to Royce and Rickson bringing BJJ to the US and Japan or Maurice Smith and Igor Vovchanchyn (maybe Bas Rutten if you count Pancrase) figuring out how to apply kickboxing techniques, Marco Ruas and Chute Boxe bringing Muay Thai, Severn/Coleman/Kerr bringing wrestling, Machida bringing Shotokan Karate or Cung Le bringing SanShou.
Get well Karo. But the first step is admitting your failures.
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+1
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Dec 14, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Didn’t watch this. Heard Josh Gross interview him. Hard to imagine someone taking less responsibility for their actions. His career, but I’m not a fan.
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Dec 14, 2009 1:09 PM EST reply actions
No offense, but...
if you didn’t deem it worthy to watch, you should have similarly restrained yourself from commenting.
by Razreshat on Dec 14, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Commenting on the Josh Gross interview. Has he changed his stance significantly since last Tuesday?
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Dec 14, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions
Im a Kara fan. I hope he can finally get his stuff together and get another shot at the UFC. I’d still like to see him fight Matt Hughes.
"He will lie between resentment and regret. He shed his grace. As certain as a snake sheds its skin. Laid waste to a wealth of talent--his curse being blessed with treasures that just were not gold enough"
Not to take any of the blame away from Karo but why isn’t anyone getting mad with the NSAC? Everyone seems pissed at Karo for screwing up UFC 106 and screwing over Dustin by dropping out of the fight last minute but shouldn’t a fighter who failed a previous drug test be given random tests before showing up to an event? If that had been the case the UFC would have known about it earlier and could have found a replacement a month in advance, and the discussions about Karo would have been focused on his addiction not colored by the backlash from pissed off fans.
i wish karo all the best
as someone who has struggled with depression in the past, i understand the utter chasms mental illness can create. i hope karo gets the help he needs mentally and physically.
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