i would like to see him fight in the mean time but i dont blame him for not wanting to take a fight. he is right if he loses the fight he loses his title shot. We all know that if he does lose this next fight he will probably have to win 3 or 4 fights before he would get another chance a title shot.

havent had the time to read the hole thing ..but this is the karo talking we saw on the tuf show… he is so full of himself… soon he will be talking in 3rd person.. karo must think he gets one.. but in my mind i dont see him ever being champ

And this is why nobody wants Karo to be champ except for Karo and maybe Manny Gamburyan.

havent had the time to read the hole thing ..but this is the karo talking we saw on the tuf show… he is so full of himself… soon he will be talking in 3rd person.. karo must think he gets one.. but in my mind i dont see him ever being champ

karo must think he gets one ..ignor that…

being a champ means you gotta fight the best.. not get the belt and wimp out.. .. fight the best to be the best

Karo makes some good points. If Serra is not able to return to fighting for lets say more than 6 months from now, then the GSP/Hughes III winner will need to fight in late Spring. In that scenario, Fitch or Karo would get the chance and my guess is that Karo would be selected over Fitch anyway. Also, since Fitch has been asked to fight Gono, it appears that the UFC is leaning toward Karo.

Since Karo has a broken hand, the extra healing time would be expected before he takes on a fight with any non-can like Fitch. So waitng the 6 – 7 months is realistic. If Serra does return to action in lets say March. He would fight the Interim champ and the unified winner would defend 3 – 4 months after that. Again, its right at the end of Karo’s expected time frame.

Karo does not want to fight fitch right now he wants to get his title shot that he should have had 2 years ago you cant blame him for that, and just to correct Karo he beats fitch 1 out of ten times theres no way karo beats fitch

Karos not the only one looking for an easy way, Fitch declined to fight hughes hes looking for easy road to. its not about fighting because you love to fight anymore and you want to fight the best its about not losing so you can get the big paydays.

He is talking more like manager/promoter than a fighter. Karo stop bitching about this and that..u get a shot when you earn a shot. Karo should fight Fitch and really find out who is number 1? This statement makes him look like ass cheeks. Maybe he should fight Blake Bowman..or Joe Scarola to help boost is ego. Fighters..fighter..it’s not about the belt..it’s a about Pride.

we are talking about KARO!
dont you know WHO I AM BRO?!?!
WAIT… i mean dont you know who he is bro?!?
DONT YOU KNOW WHO HE IS BRO!?!?!

karo gonna have to fight fitch for a title shot. no way he has one already

What an egomaniac, beat fitch 8 out of 10 times?? I bet it would be fitch who would beat him 8 out of 10 times, fitch is close to gsp just not as athletic. I say let him get threw fitch, if he does THEN he deserves a title shot, title shots should be reserved for the number one contender. If he defeats another “can” how does that make him worthy of a title shot???? This guy is baked.

I think I’m in like company. I think Karo the fighter is a stud, love to watch that dude fight. Karo the person is a complete dick. I can’t stand that dude and all his bs. I can see where he’s coming from though, he already lost a title shot, why risk it again. Looking at him and Fitch, I would give them both a 50/50. Dia mette is right, Fitch bailed on a fight cause he would have to cut weight. Screw that, you get a chance to fight Matt Hughes in a main event, how do you turn it down? That’s a opportunity of a life time for a guy who’s been fighting nothing but plugs (Diego is a good fighter, I think a mid-level guy at 170, I think he would be better suited putting on more muscle or dropping to 155). This welterweight crap is never ending. :P Just gimmie GSP vs Hughes III, GSP wins and doesn’t lose for a long long time.

Fitch will MAUL Karo and he knows it, talk about being scared trust me if he fights Fitch he will never see a title shot Karo does not have what it takes to be the champion, he will always get close but no cigar!

completely agree Mania…good thoughts…cheers.

I can’t blame him. He wants to make the big bucks for his effort and the best way is to wait for the title shot after whipping a chump.

I’m a Karo fan, and a Fitch fan, but I’ve never heard Jon Fitch decline a fight for fear of losing. That alone gives him a higher ranking in my book. Champions don’t fear opponents.

Personally, I don’t think he has earned the title shot. He’s beaten Drew Fickett, Burkman and Chonan since losing to Diego. Those three guys are good fighters, but not top tier welterweights. On top of that, he hasn’t finished any of those guys. Fitch doesn’t derserve a title shot either, until he beats a top five guy. Fitch has beaten as good or better fighters then Karo has. They both fought Sanchez and Burkman. Fitch beat Sanchez and finished Burkman. Not to mention, Fitch beat a game Thiago Alves.

I agree with Mania 100% here. He needs to fight Fitch. It’s the only fight that makes sense. GSP, Hughes and Serra have to get those two fights out of the way before anyone can get a shot at the belt. Fitch and Karo are #4 and #5 in the welterweight division. Sanchez and Kos are after them.

heres the thing, if your the guy who gets the title shot it should be undisputed #1…so that means he would have to beat fitch…the thing he has to realize that if he truly wants to be champion he will have to fight the #1 contender everytime he fights, might as well start fighting the #1 contenders right now, to see if he even deserves it..no since of sitting back for seven months to either, get your ass handed to you by the champ, or beat the champ then dodge anyone that you think might take your belt 2 out of 10 times

Is there any chance Danny Abbadi could cut to make 170 and fight Karo? That seems to be what he wants.

Lets not forget that the UFC postponed the Serra/Hughes fight for an additional 3 or 4 months when they selected them as coaches of TUF6.
 
Hughes last fought in March, and Serra won the belt in April. If you take away TUF, that fight should have occurred in August, and most of us on here were very upset when it was pushed back to December. How do you think the other WW contenders felt?

The point is, every time the UFC pushes back a title fight, that adds significant risk to all of the top 5 or 6 contenders in that particular weight class, who are then forced to wait for their title shots and/or fight another contender.

And when you’re dealing with a stacked division like the WWs—where you have 6 contenders who would be guaranteed a title shot if they were fighting in a slim division, like the MWs—that risk is magnified even more.

I hate to say it, but Karo has a point, despite sounding like a cocky schmuck when he’s making it. None of the top WWs (GSP, Hughes, Fitch, Kos, Karo, etc.) necessarily DESERVE to be forced to wait for a title shot that they feel they already earned. just look at what happened to Diego when he was forced to wait…he lost back-to-back.

If he has been told that a title shot is next, why would he fight Fitch? I’m like any other fan, I want to see good fights and Karo-Fitch is a good fight.

However, Karo has to do what’s in the best interest for himself. If that means waiting for a title shot, so be it. Should he win the belt, he’ll face Fitch soon enough.

Personally, I think Fitch has been better than Karo over the last year or two and is slightly more deserving of a title shot. But you can’t knock Karo for playing it smart if given the opportunity.

Is there any chance Danny Abbadi could cut to make 170 and fight Karo? That seems to be what he wants.

I think he’s eyeing a showdown with infamous Blake Bowman…now that’s a number one contenders match.

Karos not the only one looking for an easy way, Fitch declined to fight hughes hes looking for easy road to.

Wasn’t it stated somewhere that Fitch declined the Hughes fight cause he thought he couldn’t make weight in time? I doubt he was dodging Hughes.

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I think Karo gets the award for being the biggest tool in the UFC, though Dana might be a close second. It seems to fit just perfectly that he won’t take a chance on jeopardizing a title shot, yet he does have the nerve to say he’d beat Fitch 8 out of 10 times. I guess he did add the caveat of “being in shape”, so he could always fall back on his little pot belly for an excuse if he needs it.

I’m glad Hughes didnt go this route.

karo is being ridiculous? i will be pissed if his efforts so far have earned him a shot, because he doesnt deserve one. yea it’s true he’s been right up there as far as top WWs but i don’t think he’s done anything to earn him a title shot yet. i like the fitch-karo idea the best. i mean come on, there’s no way they can give him a shot if we r still waitin on gsp-hughes then winner-serra. it’s just not gunna happen. karo never pulled out a W against top competition, he doesnt deserve the shot until he does. and he wont be beating fitch anytime soon. i’d like to see karo-kos too

Wasn’t it stated somewhere that Fitch declined the Hughes fight cause he thought he couldn’t make weight in time? I doubt he was dodging Hughes.

Fitch said he wouldn’t be in the country. Something about Vietnam and personal matters.

Personally, I don’t think he has earned the title shot. He’s beaten Drew Fickett, Burkman and Chonan since losing to Diego. Those three guys are good fighters, but not top tier welterweights. On top of that, he hasn’t finished any of those guys. Fitch doesn’t derserve a title shot either, until he beats a top five guy. Fitch has beaten as good or better fighters then Karo has. They both fought Sanchez and Burkman. Fitch beat Sanchez and finished Burkman. Not to mention, Fitch beat a game Thiago Alves.

I agree with Mania 100% here. He needs to fight Fitch. It’s the only fight that makes sense. GSP, Hughes and Serra have to get those two fights out of the way before anyone can get a shot at the belt. Fitch and Karo are #4 and #5 in the welterweight division. Sanchez and Kos are after them.

I completely AGree with your whole assesment. I am a fan of both, but in my oppinion, if a title shot was availbale today, they would both still need a victory of a top opponent to deserve a title shot. The only way to make some sense of this mess, is for both to fight each other. The looser would be a very quality win for the winner, and make him deserving of the shot.

Fitch vs. Karo, In my oppinion Fitch would win. The title fight I am waiting for is GSP vs. Fitch…thats a real quality title fight between in my oppinion the best 2 fighters in the division.

Hey let me ask all of you something, If you worked for ten plus years for something and you were finally able to get it, But you had to wait for seven months or take a chance even if its 90% positive that you would win, which one would you do?

Dang Mania, did Karo strike a chord with you or what?

I do believe Karo would win a fight against Fitch 8 out of 10 times, because as Karo said it the best at UFC 71 “I have the best judo throw in the world. High Five!”

Karo deserves a title shot, he should not have to fight Jon Fitch for that contendership.

Look at GSP, he fought and defeated Koscheck, then he gets an automatic title shot. That is complete garbage. When GSP defeated Koscheck we should of seen a Fitch vs. GSP for the number 1 contendership with Karo being in line to fight the winner of Hughes/Serra.

Karo has been the most overlooked welterweight for years. He has one shot, and he got injured. Shows you how much the UFC really likes Karo.

Fitch vs. Karo would be nice, but I think Fitch would just try to out-wrestle his way to victory while Karo would go 110% with his judo throws and his cardio.
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Karo should be the number 1 contender, no questions asked.

Jon Fitch is good, and his fight and victory of Deigo showed me a lot. But, Karo has been waiting in the wings for this shot for a long time and he deserves it.

Hey let me ask all of you something, If you worked for ten plus years for something and you were finally able to get it, But you had to wait for seven months or take a chance even if its 90% positive that you would win, which one would you do?

I don’t disagree with you. For Karo, personally, it would make sense to wait for a title shot. In his business that is the ultimate goal, and the wait is worth all the money and fame that comes with it.

I just don’t think he’s earned the title shot. Everytime he gets close something happens. Injury against Hughes. The loss to Diego. In my eyes, he only earns a shot with a victory of Fitch. If I’m the UFC that is the only way he gets in line after GSP, Hughes and Serra.

I can understand Karo’s situation but c’mon…he’s such a cry baby. as if being in the UFC for a long time is the prerequisite to fighting for the title.

This guy doesn’t (really) want to be the best. The ‘title’ of ‘Champion’ is all he wants…..if this was boxing, i bet he’d dodge all the best fighters (if he ever won the belt —which he won’t).

Clearly this shows that Karo " candy ass crybaby / Do you know what I can do to these punks ? " Parysian knows that Jon Fitch can work him over.

Karo will alwys be a B level fighter. He is never going to be considered a top three fighter unless Hughes retires and GSP moves up to 185 lbs.

I can name three guys right now that Karo would lose to.

1. Jon Fitch
2. Diego Sanchez
3. Josh Koscheck

Any questions ?

Dang Mania, did Karo strike a chord with you or what?

I do believe Karo would win a fight against Fitch 8 out of 10 times, because as Karo said it the best at UFC 71 “I have the best judo throw in the world. High Five!”

Karo deserves a title shot, he should not have to fight Jon Fitch for that contendership.

Look at GSP, he fought and defeated Koscheck, then he gets an automatic title shot. That is complete garbage. When GSP defeated Koscheck we should of seen a Fitch vs. GSP for the number 1 contendership with Karo being in line to fight the winner of Hughes/Serra.

Karo has been the most overlooked welterweight for years. He has one shot, and he got injured. Shows you how much the UFC really likes Karo.

Fitch vs. Karo would be nice, but I think Fitch would just try to out-wrestle his way to victory while Karo would go 110% with his judo throws and his cardio.
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Karo should be the number 1 contender, no questions asked.

Jon Fitch is good, and his fight and victory of Deigo showed me a lot. But, Karo has been waiting in the wings for this shot for a long time and he deserves it.

to Gsp’s credit he won the ww title..was the champ lost to serra..the ufc said if Gsp gets thru kos he would be a next for a title shot.

Matt H lost to serra fought chris L..got the title shot.

I feel Karo should fight Fitch next to determine who will fight after Serra vs Gsp/Hughes..Why is Karo Shook?

Nobody in this business should have the right to “duck” a fight. If the UFC called him tomorrow and said “you need to fight Fitch” and he did not, then forget any title shot. You’re paid to fight. We pay to watch which pays your check. Sounds to me like Karo is the “can.” Besides, agree with me or not, it is Fitch who would beat Karo 8 out of 10 times.

And furthermore …

Doesn’t Karo realize why he is fighting guys like Josh Burkman and Ryo Chonan ? LOL

He hasn’t quite figured out what we already know. You are not a superstar “bro” you do not bring in the big PPV dollars and you have no business fighting Matt Hughes or GSP.

Karo is still living in the past when he beat Matt Serra. Only problem with thinking that beating Serra actually means something is …. IT DOESN’T !!! Serra had his 15 minutes time to go train wannabe’s in Long Island.

wow, mania, i completely disagree. i think Karo is being smart. the guy does deserve a title shot and if he’s right about the ufc telling him he can have one in 7 months or he can have one in 7 months after a fight with fitch, he should take the option that DOES NOT INCLUDE FITCH. Karo’s got nothing to prove, he earned a title shot a couple years ago, got hurt and then rattled off a bunch of wins after that! he’s done more that enough to challenge for the title. he needs to think about his career and his fam. not taking the fight with a fitch if he doesn’t have to doesn’t make him a wimp, it makes him smart.

he can always fight fitch for the title afterwards.

Dear Karo,

You now have the opportunity to fight a top contender like Jon Fitch and PROVE that your time for a title shot has come. Why not test yourself against Fitch now? Considering that he would be next in line to fight you if you won the belt… Plus fighting him earlier in your career gives you the chance to bounce back if you suffer a loss. You are a young guy and have plenty of time to improve and win fights.

GSP holds a convincing win over you already, therefore you need all the practice you can get… If you can’t beat Fitch, you aint beating GSP or Hughes…

i think both these guys deserve a shot at the belt, both have good records karo deserves it alot missing his chance and all and fitch is just awesome, anyways the best thing to to is in march or april have a #1 contender match for next in line of the winner of serra vs hughes\stpierre match. i like them both but i think fitch would take the heat

P arisyan deserves a title shot.
U nless he loses to Fitch.
S hould be next in line considering injury robbed him before.
S mart not to take a chance losing to another good fighter.
Y ou wouldn’t take a chance either if it was guaranteed.

parisyan is a fucking moron if he thinks he is next in line for a title shot. i would kick this fucker out of my camp if i was couture. you got couture wanting to fight the best and there is this guy wanting to fight a chump to preserve his place in line for a title shot. what a joke. what parisyan should do is get a rematch with diego sanchez so he could at least avenge his embarrassment and sorry excuse for a loss. compared to the way jon fitch has finished his fights, he is more deserving a title shot. i guess what makes more sense is exactly what mania has mentioned, fitch vs parisyan. someone should shut this dumbass up. and yes i fucking hate parisyan. let him start from scratch. someone who wants to fight a nobody should not even be mentioned as a title contender

Sorry Karo, the time I checked GSP and Hughes are the current number one contenders. He was promised a title shot a while back. I guess its only logical he fights Fitch for the next contender. Agree, disagree..anyone. Man this WW div..is a bit complicated right now.

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Karo Parishyan to fight Monsta Lobster Berube Super Bowl Weekend.

This will be Berube’s first fight since losing to a waitress named Cindy in September. Berube comments"Cindy was very tough, quite surprising for such a small frame. She actualy has smaller boobs than Karo in his pre-shrunk shirts"

Karo sees this fight as a stepping stone to a future fight with Josh Haynes

Why in the world would he duck Fitch then state he could beat him 8 out of 10 times.

Just for that, make him fight Fitch. Let Fitch rip him up.

I see where he’s coming from, but if he fights for the title and wins, he is going to have to fight Fitch anyway. Not to mention GSP, Hughes, Koscheck, Serra again, Diego again, etc. Hell, Penn might even make his way back there eventually.

I don’t think he has a guaranteed shot anyway with Fitch’s recent success. But if he beats Fitch there is no arguing he would be up for one.

Hey, I have an idea. Instead of fighting Fitch for a shot, at the very least why not fight Diego this spring in a rubber match? If he redeems his loss to Diego, he should get his shot back. Works also for Diego as I am sure he wants to get back on the winning track too.

And maybe start beating people…in my mind, a decision victory isn’t “winning the fight”; it’s having 3 people decide which of the two looked to be doing better in the fight. A decision is neither winning or losing…

Hey, I have an idea. Instead of fighting Fitch for a shot, at the very least why not fight Diego this spring in a rubber match? If he redeems his loss to Diego, he should get his shot back. Works also for Diego as I am sure he wants to get back on the winning track too.

A rubber match would be a third fight, after each of them have a win over the other guy. What you are talking about is called a “rematch.”

I think Karo should be able to fight Fitch for a title shot, and even if he loses, get a title shot after Fitch gets his.

What Karo doesnt realize is his spot is not guaranteed. UFC also said that AA was next in line for HW shot and he can’t even get a fight booked now! Evans was said to have a shot by the UFC and they stopped talking about it right after the PPV was over. Karo is naive if he thinks he is next in line if he just waits. Who knows whats going to happen in all those months. If Fitch fights someone else and wins in spectacular fashion, I guarantee you Karo will be passed over. Karo is an OK fighter but not the smartest cookie.

Karo does not want to fight fitch right now he wants to get his title shot that he should have had 2 years ago you cant blame him for that, and just to correct Karo he beats fitch 1 out of ten times theres no way karo beats fitch

Karos not the only one looking for an easy way, Fitch declined to fight hughes hes looking for easy road to.

its not about fighting because you love to fight anymore and you want to fight the best its about not losing so you can get the big paydays.

You’re crazy dude. Fitch had to pass on Hughes becuase he’s out of the country. Trust me, Fitch is not ducking Hughes – I hope he gets a shot at Hughes who has no chance at simply overpowering Fitch the way he does other WWs. Karo is 100% the opposite of Fitch. Fitch says he wants to fight the best out there and doesn’t care if that includes a title fight. Karo wants to fight all the B fighters just to get a chance at a belt. I envision Karo wearing the belt around all the time like Tim Sylvia did – What a joke! Fitch would manhandle Karo and anyone who thinks Karo’s going to Judo throw Fitch is crazy! Go check out Fitch vs Burkman and Karo vs Burkman for glimpse of how they match up. I realize common opponents only go so far, but it’s a place to start. If Dana lets Karo sit and wait it out, it will be a huge injustice!

NEVER underestimate the stupifying effects of the hype machine. Karo is obviously under its spell and has shown that he hasn’t watched any of his last wins. I don’t blame him though who wants to watch 3 boring snoozefests again? With every half-hearted decision win, Karo is sinking deeper and deeper down the top 10 welterweights until one day we’ll all say “Remember Karo Parisyan? Yeah he once was a contender but lost his drive somewhere along the way but he did make a good gate keeper for all the new UFC talent though.”
I was disgusted half way through the quote and was completely appalled by the end. Mania made some great points and I couldn’t agree any more with them. Next time maybe the author will put his name down so we can thank him personally(well as personal as you can get on a blog).

Who has karo beat to deserve a title shot??? Anyone here who thinks he deserves a title shot tell me who he beat to deserve a title shot. EVERY TIME he fights one of the big boys he loses ex gsp,sherk,sanchez he knows he would lose to fitch, and is scared of him, I also think kos would beat him. “Please mr.dana white give me a can so I can get the title shot I was promised back in 2005”. Karo lost his title shot as far as I’m concerned after he lost to diego, the win made diego more entitled for a title shot. Kos beat diego so then that made him more entitled than diego for a title shot and then gsp beat kos so he’s the most entitled.

He lost to sherk outside of the ufc .

Who has karo beat to deserve a title shot??? Anyone here who thinks he deserves a title shot tell me who he beat to deserve a title shot. EVERY TIME he fights one of the big boys he loses ex gsp,sherk,sanchez he knows he would lose to fitch, and is scared of him, I also think kos would beat him. “Please mr.dana white give me a can so I can get the title shot I was promised back in 2005”. Karo lost his title shot as far as I’m concerned after he lost to diego, the win made diego more entitled for a title shot. Kos beat diego so then that made him more entitled than diego for a title shot and then gsp beat kos so he’s the most entitled.

and in case anyone else doesnt realize this before his torn groin he was undefeated in the ufc besides the st pierre fight and gsp kod hughes..Karo almost subbed him a couple times if you watch the fight which noone probly will do.And the sanchez fight he was not in top shape still went the distance when sanchez was going through guys

and in case anyone else doesnt realize this before his torn groin he was undefeated in the ufc besides the st pierre fight and gsp kod hughes..Karo almost subbed him a couple times if you watch the fight which noone probly will do.And the sanchez fight he was not in top shape still went the distance when sanchez was going through guys

Who cares if he lost outside of the UFC and almost submitted Hughes. He flat out doesn’t want to face Fitch. Fitch is 7-0 in the UFC and his last win was against Diego, who Karo lost to. If anyone should be able to wait out a title shot it should be Fitch. That said, he would NEVER do that even if it was an option.

Considering that Karo basically got screwed out of a title shot a few years ago when he got hurt right before UFC 56 then didn’t get another title shot when he got healthy I can’t get too upset at him for not wanting to lose the title shot again.

Who cares if he lost outside of the UFC and almost submitted Hughes. He flat out doesn’t want to face Fitch. Fitch is 7-0 in the UFC and his last win was against Diego, who Karo lost to. If anyone should be able to wait out a title shot it should be Fitch. That said, he would NEVER do that even if it was an option.

Don’t get me wrong I think Karo is a good fighter and is exciting to watch most of the time, I just want to see him fight tough competition and stop fighting cans.

Karo is scared of Fitch bottom line. He knows Fitch would smash him

Where in the world is Diego? He needs to get back in the octagon.

A champ will willingly fight anyone to become champ. In other words " I want the belt sooo badly because I feel I have earned it, however Fitch is pretty good, so I’ll just wait for the title shot, and IF I become Champ, I still don’t know if I can beat Fitch, but I will certainly say I can.

Sorry Karo, those are words of a non-Champ. Being the Champ means that you can beat anyone in your division. NOT knowing that there is still someone out there (maybe) better.
Anderson Silva is a True Champ cuz he IS the undisputed in his division. No one can beat him. Karo’s logic is senseless and he should examine his career full-circle and not 3/4 of it.

we are talking about KARO!
dont you know WHO I AM BRO?!?!
WAIT… i mean dont you know who he is bro?!?
DONT YOU KNOW WHO HE IS BRO!?!?!

LOL

i love watching karo fight and i hate listening to him talk. i definatly agree with most of you that he doesnt deserve a title shot and neither does fitch. they should have to fight each other with the winner deserving a title shot.

He almost submitted gsp and that was a long time ago, gsp’s bjj has gotten much better since then, Karo needs to stop being such a pussy and man up and fight some REAL fighters.

Your right, good catch. I agree with you – Karo is a top notch fighter, it’s just weird to hear a legit fighter say things like that. He’s not helping his cause. Karo/Fitch is the only fight that makes sense for either of them.

I don’t blame Karo at all for his thinking, he’s right. If he does indeed have a title shot coming up in 6 months then he should wait and go for the title shot, plain and simple. Anyone else who says no is lying.

Karo’s thinking maybe just, but you have to keep that type of remark to yourself.It’s comments like he just made that give a subtle hint into the mans psyche: He basically admitted he is in fact afraid to simply lose and that will in fact cause him to be afraid to due the things he usually does well. That’s possibly the reason his last fight was, well, boring.

 He’s not the #1 contender, he’s #4 behind Fitch and he will in fact have to fight Fitch in order to move up the pecking order. Good luck Karo, you’re going to need it.

I’m a Karo fan, and a Fitch fan, but I’ve never heard Jon Fitch decline a fight for fear of losing. That alone gives him a higher ranking in my book. Champions don’t fear opponents.

Umm, Fitch just declined fighting Hughes. It’s not a coincidence that the two guys that are the elite in the division (Hughes and GSP) are also the biggest gamers.

Karo deserves a title shot, he should not have to fight Jon Fitch for that contendership.

Look at GSP, he fought and defeated Koscheck, then he gets an automatic title shot. That is complete garbage.

HUH??

Koscheck is way better competition than Chonan, Burkman, and Fickett. Sure Karo had a title shot way back when, but the division was weaker then, and guys like Fitch and Kos are in the mix now. IMO For anybody to get a title shot nowadays, they need a win over one of GSP, Hughes, Fitch, or Kos.

EVERY TIME he fights one of the big boys he loses ex gsp,sherk,sanchez

Well, to be fair, when he lost to Sherk, Karo was a teenager lol.

What’s with Karo’s picture?.. looks like he stumbled out of a bar after last call and is about to blow chunks!

we are talking about KARO!
dont you know WHO I AM BRO?!?!
WAIT… i mean dont you know who he is bro?!?
DONT YOU KNOW WHO HE IS BRO!?!?!

KARO “Don’t You Know Who The Fuck I Am!” PARISYAN

Dang Mania, did Karo strike a chord with you or what?

I do believe Karo would win a fight against Fitch 8 out of 10 times, because as Karo said it the best at UFC 71 “I have the best judo throw in the world. High Five!”

Karo deserves a title shot, he should not have to fight Jon Fitch for that contendership.

Look at GSP, he fought and defeated Koscheck, then he gets an automatic title shot. That is complete garbage. When GSP defeated Koscheck we should of seen a Fitch vs. GSP for the number 1 contendership with Karo being in line to fight the winner of Hughes/Serra.

Karo has been the most overlooked welterweight for years. He has one shot, and he got injured. Shows you how much the UFC really likes Karo.

Fitch vs. Karo would be nice, but I think Fitch would just try to out-wrestle his way to victory while Karo would go 110% with his judo throws and his cardio.
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Karo should be the number 1 contender, no questions asked.

Jon Fitch is good, and his fight and victory of Deigo showed me a lot. But, Karo has been waiting in the wings for this shot for a long time and he deserves it.

I’m pretty damn sure Fich would beat Karo 8-10 times… but’ I do think Karo deserves a title shot, he’s always overlooked because at critical times with a few top contenders he’s lost. Karo was a better fighter than Diego S. when they fought .. but his cardio pooped. I’m not sure he can, match some fighters cardio for a 5 round fight even if he trains right… I do think he can go 3 rounds with the right training though.

All these fighters better watch out for BJ PENN. After he wins the Lightweight belt in January, it will only be a matter of time until he carries the welterweight title at the same time.

“I’ll fight anyone” -karo. What happened to this attitude. He needs to beat either koscheck or fitch to deserve a title shot, period.

It’s surprising how much Karo gets dissed, not so much his personality, because that’s more or less irrelevant, but ability-wise. Say what you will about whether he is next in line after the GSP-Hughes-Serra thing sorts itself out, but he’s a guy that in top shape (which he will be for a title shot) is a threat to anyone. He’s already fought GSP (who is the obvious #1 in the division) and it was a very close fight. He’s beaten the current official champ. And he’s never fought Hughes. I don’t think he’ll necessarily win the title (certainly not if GSP has it), but I want him to get his shot to sort of set the record straight. Fitch can wait a little more, he hasn’t been around as long. Fitch-Kos would be cool in the meantime.

quit hating on Karo. It is a very smart career decision for him to wait for his title shot. Fitch would be one of the toughest fights in his career and he has a pretty good chance of losing that fight.

If he wins the title, he makes more money, gets endorsements, more fame… I know as a fan I want to see Karo vs Fitch. But if you were Karo, you would wait too

if he has to duck people then he will never be a real champ

I’m pretty damn sure Fich would beat Karo 8-10 times… but’ I do think Karo deserves a title shot, he’s always overlooked because at critical times with a few top contenders he’s lost. Karo was a better fighter than Diego S. when they fought .. but his cardio pooped. I’m not sure he can, match some fighters cardio for a 5 round fight even if he trains right… I do think he can go 3 rounds with the right training though.

Karo vs. Fitch would be a good match and I was being sarcastic about Karo defeating Fitch 8 outta 10 times, it is an MMA fight, anything can happen.

karo is barely top 5 at 170

he doesnt yet deserve a title shot based on current performances he needs one or 2 more wins to make him a true contender

him vs fitch for #1contender would be fair

alternatively if the ufc need some time to sort out the top 2 and serra then having each of them fight someone else in the meantime makes sense

the division is so stacked its hard to see a guy holding on to the belt for a long time unless he does a serra and doesnt try to defend it for over a year

both fitch and karo could probably get a shot at the 185 belt quicker than theyll get a shot at the 170
the 2 could probably face off in a #1 contender match at 185 to face the winner of silva /henderson in about may

this statement from karo makes him look a bit of a coward … hes probably sitting there thinking theres a slim chance of getting an easy title off serra… who in all honesty the top 20-30 170 fighters would fancy their chances against

Is Karo taking a dooty in that photo?

Come on now…what top 10 fighter in their right mind says that they won’t fight? You’re a fighter ya dang idyut…Fight!

This boy is 13 short of a dozen.

How long was it before GSP got another shot after losing to Hughes in their first fight? 2 years or so? GSP has never taken the easy road, neither has Hughes or Serra for that matter. All these guys fight who was put in front of them by the UFC. They did this to EARN a shot and be a champion. IMO there is no room for pussies in the UFC. Maybe thats why Tim Sylvia has such a huge fan base. lol

straight up ill fight karo. let him kick my ass, guarnteed highlight knockout! Im a TUF fan (ive done my research watching all the old fights) but from what ive seen he deserve a title shot. I look at all these rankings nd they all have Serra as #1, which is bull. Gsp,hughes,karo,fitch,kos should be top 5. i dont care if serra has the belt he isnt top 5. Karo should get the next title shot after this 3 way title stuff is dealt with.

The guys been in line for years its his chance and his going to wait heal his hand and fight for the title and then hell fight fitch at the end of 2008 or whoever it is karo wait for the title and i hope u win it

straight up ill fight karo. let him kick my ass, guarnteed highlight knockout! Im a TUF fan (ive done my research watching all the old fights) but from what ive seen he deserve a title shot. I look at all these rankings nd they all have Serra as #1, which is bull. Gsp,hughes,karo,fitch,kos should be top 5. i dont care if serra has the belt he isnt top 5. Karo should get the next title shot after this 3 way title stuff is dealt with.

You have GSP, Hughes, Fitch and KOS top four, cool. Didn’t GSP beat KOS and Hughes? Who beat GSP? Oh that’s right it was Matt Serra, but he’s not top 5, right? He didn’t get lucky, he outstruck the striker and blasted the freakin’ Welterweight Champion of the UFC, punked his French-Canadian ass! Who has Karo beaten? Yeah, I couldn’t name them either. He lost to Diego Sanchez and he was healthy. Karo needs to fight Fitch, then the winner of Hughes vs GSP then he can get a shot at the title vs Serra, until then we can all think about “Who Karo Parisyan is?” Sorry pal, no short cuts here and no one is guaranteed anything just because, you have to earn it. Karo hasn’t earned jack!

Karo does not want to fight fitch right now he wants to get his title shot that he should have had 2 years ago you cant blame him for that, and just to correct Karo he beats fitch 1 out of ten times theres no way karo beats fitch
Karos not the only one looking for an easy way, Fitch declined to fight hughes hes looking for easy road to. its not about fighting because you love to fight anymore and you want to fight the best its about not losing so you can get the big paydays.

Sure you can blame Karo for pussying out. GSP asked for Kos and he never wants to fight cans. Either Karo can beat the top guys before he gets the belt or he loses the belt as soon as he gets it. There are no guaranteed wins in MMA, Karo.

Karo does not want to fight fitch right now he wants to get his title shot that he should have had 2 years ago you cant blame him for that, and just to correct Karo he beats fitch 1 out of ten times theres no way karo beats fitch
Karos not the only one looking for an easy way, Fitch declined to fight hughes hes looking for easy road to. its not about fighting because you love to fight anymore and you want to fight the best its about not losing so you can get the big paydays.

GSP, BJ and Kos only want to fight the best and don’t duck anyone.

Karo wants to fight Scarola maybe? I’d probably root for Joey in that match of douchebags.

Karo wants to fight Scarola maybe? I’d probably root for Joey in that match of douchebags.

Try Blake Bowman.

Joe would of been good in the UFC, I just think the house really got to him.

karo dont deserve nothing yet….earn your way karo just like everybody else has to.i dont wanna see no more hand me a title shot eany more.dont get me wrong karo is a good fighter but he shouldnt get a title shot.

GUys your missing the big picture…

Hughs loses to gsp.
Gsp Beats Serra.
Serra fights hughs.
Karo fights Gsp, and winner defends vs Fitch.

It is easy to write this story.
Mean while Ryo vs Swick and winner takes KOS.
And it leaves it open for a Kos and Karo fight if he loses to GSP.

It makes for more matches and less repeats.

More than likely some “Monkey Wrench” will get thrown into the whole game plan of Joe Silva.

HUH??

Koscheck is way better competition than Chonan, Burkman, and Fickett. Sure Karo had a title shot way back when, but the division was weaker then, and guys like Fitch and Kos are in the mix now. IMO For anybody to get a title shot nowadays, they need a win over one of GSP, Hughes, Fitch, or Kos.

Fitch will never be Champion, neither will Karo. And Kos should not even be mentioned EVER. Koscheck lost 30-27 against GSP. Not even close, same with Fitch…..he’s just not even close, all these guys are way under GSP, no one can touch him, none of these guys are any good, Fitch sucks, oh and he’s very boring, Kos has plateaued, and Karo is brainless. GSP completely man-handled 2 of three of theses guys, and the other one GSP would bend over and spank, cuz the fight would be so easy. Out of the three Karo is the best, but their all pretty shitty fighters. I don’t like GSP but he complety OWNS the division, the 170 world is his for the taking.

I don’t blame him at all. I don’t really like Karo, personally, but if he already missed his guaranteed title shot before , why risk losing another one. I don’t really even see him getting the title anyway. He moast likely will be fighting GSP for it, since GSp’s gonna beat hughes and if Serra get’s better he’ll lose to GSP. GSP has already beat Karo in his octagon debut. I’m sure Karo just wants his chance and I don’t blame him. I don’t like his fighting style. I’m not saying he can’t finish fights or doesn’t try, he just has trouble finishing top level guys. I would do the same thing.

I was watching an old fight of his last night on spike TV, and he’s just kinda boring. He’s fat, unhealthy, has bigger bitch tits then myself…and I just don’t get it. On that note..Off to Mickey Dees!

Fitch will never be Champion, neither will Karo. And Kos should not even be mentioned EVER. Koscheck lost 30-27 against GSP. Not even close, same with Fitch…..he’s just not even close, all these guys are way under GSP, no one can touch him, none of these guys are any good, Fitch sucks, oh and he’s very boring, Kos has plateaued, and Karo is brainless. GSP completely man-handled 2 of three of theses guys, and the other one GSP would bend over and spank, cuz the fight would be so easy. Out of the three Karo is the best, but their all pretty shitty fighters. I don’t like GSP but he complety OWNS the division, the 170 world is his for the taking.

Do you even watch fights!? What does “Kos lost 30-27 to GSP, same with Fitch mean?” Obviously Fitch and GSP have never fought. My guess is that you were on these blogs in the past making meaningless guarantees about how Chuck Liddell was going to KILL Keith Jardine and Matt Serra would be carried out on a stretcher after the GSP fight.

“I’ll fight anyone” -karo. What happened to this attitude. He needs to beat either koscheck or fitch to deserve a title shot, period.

Then Kos and Fitch need a win over GSP or Hughes to deserve a shot by the same logic

You have GSP, Hughes, Fitch and KOS top four, cool. Didn’t GSP beat KOS and Hughes? Who beat GSP? Oh that’s right it was Matt Serra, but he’s not top 5, right? He didn’t get lucky, he outstruck the striker and blasted the freakin’ Welterweight Champion of the UFC, punked his French-Canadian ass! Who has Karo beaten? Yeah, I couldn’t name them either. He lost to Diego Sanchez and he was healthy. Karo needs to fight Fitch, then the winner of Hughes vs GSP then he can get a shot at the title vs Serra, until then we can all think about “Who Karo Parisyan is?” Sorry pal, no short cuts here and no one is guaranteed anything just because, you have to earn it. Karo hasn’t earned jack!

i can understand playing it safe if he feels he already has earned a shot. i mean he really has nothing to gain by fighting fitch and alot to risk (injury or a loss), so its kinda hard for me to think i wouldnt do the same thing.
 sera waited for gsp, and not too many people complained, hughes didnt wait for sera and noone really gave him props for it. people are sometimes really onesided if they dont like a fighter.

He just beat a guy who beat Anderson Silva, he completely dominated him, that has to count for something. It was a messy fight but if someone else was fighting him, who’s to say they would have got the victory. Karo is a bit of a knob sometimes, but I always enjoy watching him fight,and he was robbed of his title shot after he got injured, where others still seemed to keep theirs.

And maybe start beating people…in my mind, a decision victory isn’t “winning the fight”; it’s having 3 people decide which of the two looked to be doing better in the fight. A decision is neither winning or losing…

stop, dude, stop. you know what’s worse? having a completely lopsided fight being scored a draw. they’ve had fight orgs like that and its more frusterating than you can imagine. a decision is just as legit as a stoppage.

He just beat a guy who beat Anderson Silva, he completely dominated him, that has to count for something. It was a messy fight but if someone else was fighting him, who’s to say they would have got the victory. Karo is a bit of a knob sometimes, but I always enjoy watching him fight,and he was robbed of his title shot after he got injured, where others still seemed to keep theirs.

He also beat Matt Serra. So Karo > GSP Silva! I’m a genius!!

I’d like to see Karo take on Mike Swick.

For not other reason then i think it would be an interesting mix and a good win for boths career.

Karo does not deserve the #1 spot.
Fitch deserves it with one more good win.

hmmm….

oh wait I know…

Fitch and Karo has got to happen. Fitch wins via ground and pound. Fickett messed up Karo, Fitch would finish him.

Fitch and GSP would be my fight to make happen.

If Karo wants a gurantee #1 spot. He has to fight FItch, if he wants to hang out at the higher end of the top ten, then fight Swick.

Never heard of punchers chance?? Nobody with a brain thinks serra is a better fighter than gsp, the better fighter doesn’t always win(the more skilled fighter). Serra isn’t top five over all skill wise, look at any betting odds and see were “the terror” ranks , he’s at the bottom of any list and for good reason. One fight doesn’t mean much, so if I ko chuck liddel in the first does that make me the better fighter??? why is my fight a “fluke” but serra’s isn’t, double standard bro, truth is EVERYONE has a punchers chance and can catch someone right on the button.

 My statement made no mention of skill, you need to work on your reading comprehension!

One fight doesn’t mean much, more often than not you’d be right! Unless you are fighting for the crown, right? I guarantee you GSP doesn’t think Serra isn’t worthy!

So, when 44 year old Randy Couture took out Tim Sylvia, that was just dumb luck or skill or were the odds makers wrong? Sylvia had more weapons, was younger, the Champ and the “odds” favored him. Since that fight, old Randy has beaten the next #1 contender and still holds the crown. That must have been dumb luck as well because the betting odds had Gonzaga eating Randy’s lunch! Remember the odds of that happening? His age, he’s too light for a heavyweight, got KO’d by Chuck, twice and he doesn’t do well against bigger opponents. Comparing the two, everybody said Gonzaga had more skill including the odds makers, where did that get him?

A punchers chance? No shit Sherlock, this the art of combat not ballet! If you were to base all fights on skill and odds these guys would never have to get into the ring, oh the odds makers say that I would lose, well there’s no reason for me to fight now, I’m just supposed to lose. That is why they have the fight! You said fluke, not me. I simply stated the facts, the Champ at the time GSP lost to Serra. That makes Serra the new Champ and #1 in the rankings!

I wish now that Karo would fight Kos, just to keep everyone happy. Above someone mentioned have 2 more fights and he can be #1. I am agreeing that Karo should have to beat someone else but if he has it in writing than I would sit on it too.

Look guys if Serra, who beat a bunch of newbies and washups can get a title fight why cant Karo?

KARO did lose to Diego, but I think that fight wasnt really a stroke against him. Look it was fight of the year, not because someone rolled him… (Karo lost the last 30seconds because of a over-rotated throw) Diego wasnt the same after that fight. I grant you he would have decimated KOS if he came with the same fire he lit into Karo.

I ask you all who has submitted or ko’d Karo? Karos standup has increased 10fold since fighting Diego.

Why does everyone mention BJ? Why do you think hes in the -155 division he knows he would get spanked, everyone (KARO, GSP, HUGHS, FITCH are all Dynamic)

GSP/Hugh are the top of the mountain.
Karo/Fitch/Kos are knocking on the door.

I dont think Randy Cotoure surounds himself with losers… Karo might have learned something from him by holding off.

This is too long a stretch for Serra to have the belt and is BS. He should have fought Hughs this summer and Hughs would be defending vs GSP about now. Everything works out in the end.

The UFC doesnt want clear cut matchups they want to be able to twist the hype and get the most bang for thier buck…

Things dont really have to make sense too far down the road in WW division cause who knows who is gonna be there or have an upset… I would like to see Kos vs Karo and Swick vs Fitch. And make the top 2 there fight off.

Ryo vs Kos would be dull to say the least. If Karo cant make the guy look exciting than who can, Least of all KOS. I would like to see Kos vs Hughs to see the better wrestler though.

Karo wants to fight Scarola maybe? I’d probably root for Joey in that match of douchebags.

UFC UNDERCARD

KARO “DO YOU KNOW WHOT THE FUCK I AM!” PARYISYAN

VS

JOEY “THE LITTLE BITCH” SCAROLA

NOT!

UFC UNDERCARD

KARO “DO YOU KNOW WHOT THE FUCK I AM!” PARYISYAN

VS

JOEY “THE LITTLE BITCH” SCAROLA

NOT!

This comment is absolutely hilarious, good one Thorazine!

Never heard of punchers chance?? Nobody with a brain thinks serra is a better fighter than gsp, the better fighter doesn’t always win(the more skilled fighter). Serra isn’t top five over all skill wise, look at any betting odds and see were “the terror” ranks , he’s at the bottom of any list and for good reason. One fight doesn’t mean much, so if I ko chuck liddel in the first does that make me the better fighter??? why is my fight a “fluke” but serra’s isn’t, double standard bro, truth is EVERYONE has a punchers chance and can catch someone right on the button.

By the way Nathan here is some information that may have alluded you while you were doing your thorough research on my comment, Sherdog.com has their Welterweight Rankings posted and they are as follows:

 1. MATT SERRA-UFC Welterweight Champion
 2. George St. Pierre
 3. Matt Hughes
 4. John Fitch
 5. Josh Koschek
 6. Diego Sanchez
 7. Karo “Do you know who the fuck I am?” Parisyan
 8. Jake Shields
 9. Shinya Aoki
10. Carlos Condit

I think you need to do a better job of researching and not make off the cuff comments, next time quote your sources and don’t make them up! Why don’t you go back and make a retraction of your comment!

I think he’s eyeing a showdown with infamous Blake Bowman…now that’s a number one contenders match.

ahh early on a sunday and that still blake bowman line still made me LMAO !

ahh early on a sunday and that still blake bowman line still made me LMAO !

cross out the first ‘still’

Matt Serra is not the best fighter in the WW division.

Sherdog stats or not.

The guy lost to Shonie Carter (Karo beat both Shonie and Matt Serra)

I would like to see Karo take on the Guy in Hero (Yoshihiro Akiyama) Google his fights and see this guy rock. He just koed Denis Kang.

Karo smells like teen spirit.

gee this blog is a little biased

1. MATT SERRA-UFC Welterweight Champion
2. George St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. John Fitch
5. Josh Koschek
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo “Do you know who the fuck I am?” Parisyan
8. Jake Shields
9. Shinya Aoki
10. Carlos Condit

KARO always brings the heat and he is way better and more entertaining to watch than josh Koschek!!!!!!
Sherdog is not the be all, end all of rankings, and certainly has this one screwed up

My statement made no mention of skill, you need to work on your reading comprehension!

One fight doesn’t mean much, more often than not you’d be right! Unless you are fighting for the crown, right? I guarantee you GSP doesn’t think Serra isn’t worthy!

So, when 44 year old Randy Couture took out Tim Sylvia, that was just dumb luck or skill or were the odds makers wrong? Sylvia had more weapons, was younger, the Champ and the “odds” favored him. Since that fight, old Randy has beaten the next #1 contender and still holds the crown. That must have been dumb luck as well because the betting odds had Gonzaga eating Randy’s lunch! Remember the odds of that happening? His age, he’s too light for a heavyweight, got KO’d by Chuck, twice and he doesn’t do well against bigger opponents. Comparing the two, everybody said Gonzaga had more skill including the odds makers, where did that get him?

A punchers chance? No shit Sherlock, this the art of combat not ballet! If you were to base all fights on skill and odds these guys would never have to get into the ring, oh the odds makers say that I would lose, well there’s no reason for me to fight now, I’m just supposed to lose. That is why they have the fight! You said fluke, not me. I simply stated the facts, the Champ at the time GSP lost to Serra. That makes Serra the new Champ and #1 in the rankings!

This comment is absolutely hilarious, good one Thorazine!

Is ray matt “the terror” serra ? Only matt himself would say such things.

1. MATT SERRA-UFC Welterweight Champion
2. George St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. John Fitch
5. Josh Koschek
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo “Do you know who the fuck I am?” Parisyan
8. Jake Shields
9. Shinya Aoki
10. Carlos Condit

KARO always brings the heat and he is way better and more entertaining to watch than josh Koschek!!!!!!
Sherdog is not the be all, end all of rankings, and certainly has this one screwed up

  LOL totally agree.

Who here other than “ray” agrees with sherdog’s rankings?, I for one sure as hell don’t. Serra isn’t top ten then suddenly is number 1?? I still don’t think serra’s better than ANY fighter after him on the sherdog list, I’m convinced if serra fought any of these fighters in a 10 fight contest they all would beat him more times than he beats them. Sorry ray if this upsets you but I honestly don’t see serra’s skills and totally disagree with sherdog.

Mania could you run a poll as to whether readers here agree with sherdogs list of top welter weights, I would be very curious as to how many readers agree with serra being number one.

1. MATT SERRA-UFC Welterweight Champion
2. George St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. John Fitch
5. Josh Koschek
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Karo “Do you know who the fuck I am?” Parisyan
8. Jake Shields
9. Shinya Aoki
10. Carlos Condit

KARO always brings the heat and he is way better and more entertaining to watch than josh Koschek!!!!!!
Sherdog is not the be all, end all of rankings, and certainly has this one screwed up

MMA Weekly Rankings:

 1. MATT SERRA- UFC Welterweight Champion
 2. Georges ST. Pierre
 3. Matt Hughes
 4. John Fitch
 5. Josh Koschek
 6. Karo “Do you know who the fuck I am?” Parisyan
 7. Jake Shields
 8. Diego Sanchez
 9. Carlos Condit
10. Marcus Davis

Again I am with Karo on this mainly because when he was injured he never got his shot when he recovered. Where as other fighters still managed to keep their title shots when they recovered from injury. In fact the UFC seemed to be making a point when they gave Karo Diego to fight when he recovered, it was like they trying to make sure he did not get a shot at the title. I do not think Karo could beat GSP or Fitch, looking at how Fitch completely dominated Diego, but I do believe Karo could either submit or knockout Hughes.
Karo v GSP 2 would be good though they have both improved a lot and at the time GSP said that his first match with Karo was the toughest he’s ever had. He said he really could not predict what Karo was going to do or where the next submission attempt was going to come from. It would be a good match but again GSP would take it,

Who here other than “ray” agrees with sherdog’s rankings?, I for one sure as hell don’t. Serra isn’t top ten then suddenly is number 1?? I still don’t think serra’s better than ANY fighter after him on the sherdog list, I’m convinced if serra fought any of these fighters in a 10 fight contest they all would beat him more times than he beats them. Sorry ray if this upsets you but I honestly don’t see serra’s skills and totally disagree with sherdog.

Nathan, it doesn’t upset me. I ran a search of rankings on reputable sites and some I found on google, out of 10 different sites 8 of them had Serra #1, eight! I’m merely stating my position as to whom is the number #1 Welterweight and who is the top contender. Fact is, the Champion is not a contender, he’s the Champ, everyone else is trying to climb the mountain and knock him off. That is why all the sites have Serra #1. Everyone else is jockeying for top position, top ranking i.e. ranked higher so as to get a shot at the Champ, Serra the #1 ranked fighter in the Welterweight division.

The main issue that got us to this point was Karo Parisyan and why he’s not the number #1 contender, and why he doesn’t deserve a title shot.

And no, Serra isn’t my favorite fighter nor am I Matt Serra, I’m taller and better looking!

Nathan, I just read you retort on my comment. I have to say I’m a little disappointed.

First, you say fluke and then it was luck. You spoke of odds and betting lines and why the odds makers were the gospel.
Serra didn’t just clip GSP, he knocked him freakin’ silly and the ref had to stop Serra from making dents in his face. Your odds makers were wrong. But if I were to follow your logic, GSP was “lucky” against Hughes because he lost against an inferior fighter the next time around and Couture was “lucky” against Sylvia, re-read my comment on your luck statement, it’s not lame it’s the truth and I know that does upset you! Luck does in fact play a part in somethings, but it is not the main factor in all things. Serra trained for GSP with a new boxing coach, he came prepared for the fight, he was ready and landed a punch where it needed to go, that is in fact called skill and a far cry from your previous statement of “EXTREMELY lucky.”

My question to you is, “How would you do against Matt Serra? Will you get lucky and take him out the way he took out GSP?”
If luck is on your side feel free to test the water!