Jordan Breen reports on the unintentionally hilarious pre-fight press conference in Brisbane, for Impact FC's first event this Saturday, starring Josh Barnett, Karo Parisyan, and Sokoudjou:
"The puddle of water continued to hungrily devour the tile floor.
The Australian media were keen to ask about sporting crossover: Former UFC champion Carlos Newton was asked about the recent State of Origin, the nation's most beloved rugby league competition, while Ferreira was asked why Brazil's national side lost at the World Cup.
"DUNGA!" Ferreira exploded before his manager and translator Tiago Okamura even finished translating the question. "Dunga took the team down!" he added, giving the former Brazilian coach a literal thumbs down. As the soccer conversation went on, an anxious Parisyan drummed loudly on his thighs before standing up and saying quietly, "I can't sit down, man."
When Ferreira's opponent, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, spoke, it was again Barnett who took the media reins.
"Your background is in judo, but you prefer to use your muay Thai in fights," Barnett earnestly inquired. "Why do you not use the skills you've worked on your whole life?"
"Well, with fighters like Arona or Nogueira, if I throw them, they'll submit me. That's why I focus on striking, what I love to do," Sokoudjou explained. "With judo, you just throw, there's not so much ground game."
"Not exactly, but whatever," the roaming Parisyan interjected from the back of the room. The room fell silent. With no response, Parisyan rolled his eyes to discredit the Cameroonian, whom he actually beat in judo competition nearly a decade ago. Parisyan continued his stroll around the room before settling on the couch next to me.
"What are you writing?" he asked.
"I'm writing about you walking around, rolling your eyes," I smiled."
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He’s facing a local guy now. No idea who it is, but it should give Parisyan an easy win.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
The 5-2
Ben Mortimer, who has perhaps the strangest nickname I’ve ever heard: “Knuckles 5-Percenter”
Not sure if it's the same but
Here in NY there’s a ton of 5 percenters, they are basically muslims…
Dunno if it means that
He trains at 5 Rings Dojo. I think it has something to do with that. Don’t know for sure though.
http://www.instrength.com
If he's muslim
And follows the NOI teachings it goes like this:
They believe 85% of the people are blind to the knowledge of themselves and God, while 10% of the people know the truth but teach a lie for their personal gain, and 5% are the poor righteous teachers and they go by the teachings of the 10% – they basically speak the truth as they know it.
Excuse the possible ignorance of this question, but he if he followed such strict NOI teachings would he have not adopted a more muslim name than Ben Mortimer?
I don't even know the guy...
or if he’s Muslim. I was just speaking on the the whole ‘five-percenter’ thing from what I know it to mean. I could possibly mean something totally different for him.
damn
i wish it was going to be shown live.
i know they’re fuck ups, but i’m still a huge Karo, Sokoudjou and Barnett fan.
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They're all facing less than stellar opponents though
I think I’d rather see them debate each other. Which is sad.
http://www.instrength.com
Soko isn’t too bad of a fuck up. Just a victim of poor training/game planning, right?
Karo and Barnett can eff right the eff off, though.
by Applejack McNeil on Jul 9, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Soko is a case of having a couple flukey victories in a row and people thinking he was the second coming of Wanderlei Silva, and I don’t mean flukey as in a lucky punch, I just mean the odds were long.
Most people are just disappointed in him because they had pegged him as an up and comer.
I don’t believe in lucky punches, but if I did, those two Soko punches would rank pretty damn high on my list. Those two wins are perhaps the two biggest outliers on any fight record in the sport.
Soko would be on a three fight losing streak if Dave Herman weren’t an idiot. If I were a betting man, I would drop a little cash on Joaquim Ferreira to contribute Soko’s career implosion.
banned for fighter bashing
(i joke i joke)
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 9, 2010 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Ha yea wow...
Funny stuff, I dont think you could write comedy like this
Deputy Travis Junior: I don't think there was a real reason for Jones to hit Garcia, cause Garcia's a man who's already down. Garcia ain't got friends, he lives in a little shitty apartment, he don't have no family that I know of. He ain't got no taste. He's racist, he's a sexist, he's a lying bigot horse's ass. I think, you know, hitting him is just throwing shit in front of a shit pile that's already got too much shit in it.
Pretty funny stuff...
I don’t know why, but I just dislike Barnett.
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jul 9, 2010 1:28 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
3 failed tests did it for me
Deputy Travis Junior: I don't think there was a real reason for Jones to hit Garcia, cause Garcia's a man who's already down. Garcia ain't got friends, he lives in a little shitty apartment, he don't have no family that I know of. He ain't got no taste. He's racist, he's a sexist, he's a lying bigot horse's ass. I think, you know, hitting him is just throwing shit in front of a shit pile that's already got too much shit in it.
Awesome pic!
As a tow truck driver by trade, I can dig it. I believe for me it that look he gives the camera (see above).
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jul 9, 2010 1:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well heres a more appropriate one
Deputy Travis Junior: I don't think there was a real reason for Jones to hit Garcia, cause Garcia's a man who's already down. Garcia ain't got friends, he lives in a little shitty apartment, he don't have no family that I know of. He ain't got no taste. He's racist, he's a sexist, he's a lying bigot horse's ass. I think, you know, hitting him is just throwing shit in front of a shit pile that's already got too much shit in it.
by II SMASH II on Jul 9, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damn i need load like that! That would pay me about $300-400 for one way trip!
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jul 9, 2010 1:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
3 things about this surprise me:
Karo does not sound any better at least not from the context of the conversation / observations that Breen had, I think he suffers from severe anxiety disorder.
NOBODY CLEANED UP THE WATER WTF?? You rented a room for a presser and you spill water all over the god damned floor and then you let it be documented by the news media, I am sure the people that rented the place will be really impressed. I dunno why that part bugs me, but it is just bad manners.
Also Sherdog pays to flight Breen to this event in Australia? That is amazing. If it wasn’t for the craziness of the event there would not be much to report. But I guess they had a hunch it would go to hell.
I’m with you on the water being ridiculous, although you have to admit it does provide the perfect metaphor these rag-tag promotions. I hope we’re near the point where we can all just admit Dana White and the UFC won and they can then swallow up all of the lessor promotions and consolidate. I was such a big proponent of competition several years ago but I think we’ve reached the point of declaring the victor.
this sounds like an episode of Arrested Development
"Players are gods, the stands are the pews, football is the new religion."
by DamnSevern on Jul 9, 2010 2:12 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m not going to beat myself up over that
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 9, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
DId they not have dogs?
ALL OF YOU LISTEN TO MEE, DON'T DISTURB HERE, I WILL CALL POLICE CATCH YOU, DON'T COME TO MY BANGOLOW HOUSE, UNDERSTAND, O.K. I HATE ALL OF YOU.
Best press conference ever...
Please tell me this will end up on YouTube or something one day…
karo is and always will be one of my favorite fighters
must say from the description he’s either anxious to get in there and fight
or he’s on the crystal meth diet
the first seems more likely and if so look for karo to run through his opponent impressively
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 9, 2010 7:35 AM EDT reply actions
Hey, did Josh rape anybody?
I hear that’s his new thing. :-(
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
I blog at TangleBones - you should follow me on Twitter here.
If you like it, you should put a rec on it.
Barnett rapes people, he knows who Karo is and Karo couldn’t sit, bro. Isn’t it obvious?
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jul 9, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Ewww.
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
I blog at TangleBones - you should follow me on Twitter here.
If you like it, you should put a rec on it.
Try imagining him talking about how much better catch wrestling is than BJJ while shooting steroids and bitching about how he can only get dubbed anime.
That helps.
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
I blog at TangleBones - you should follow me on Twitter here.
If you like it, you should put a rec on it.
Well sure.
But let’s not get distracted from the real enemy: JayKim41’s inability to hate Josh properly.
WE WILL FIND YOU A CURE! YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
I blog at TangleBones - you should follow me on Twitter here.
If you like it, you should put a rec on it.
What a clusterf*ck.
Got the Summer hatin on me cus I'm hotter than the sun. Got the Spring hatin on me cus I ain't never sprung. Winter hatin on me cus I'm colder than ya'll; and I will never I will never I will never Fall.
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
For sure....
He’s certainly on something……
Poor Soko…. even other fighters shit on him.
Mind you, they are really not that far off.
If he was only with a camp that helped him incorporate his Judo skills with his striking, I’m sure he’d go further then him languishing at Team Quest
Sounds like Karo has social anxiety disorder.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Jul 9, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You ever seen a junkie or a pill head try to sit still when they can’t med? Karo sounded like stage-three dogshit a week ago. SADs and addictions are a vicious cycle, but I think we might both be right.
Or you might both be wrong.. or one of you might be right, it’s just speculation. Just because someone is is uncomfortable in those kinds of situations doesn’t mean they’re on drugs.
by Horselover Fat on Jul 9, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
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