beeyaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I kind of feel bad for Parisyan. I think he has a lot of problems in his life that he needs to handle before he can focus on MMA. However, I think this is going to take a huge emotional toll on him and his morale.

Man i feel sorry Karo, he can’t even smoke some weeds during his 9 months suspension…no Chillex for you Karo..

I want to feel bad for him but the commission has to do their job and protect the fighters and in this case even set an example. At my job their would be no hearing and I wouldn’t be allowed to have my license back after 9 months.

screw that prick in the suit on a power trip. im sure if his fat ass was in pain he would be popping a couple of anything he could get his hands on and chasing it with scotch and all he ever does is ride a desk. karo needs to follow the rules but 9 months and 40% of $80,000? im not a big karo fan but he should be allowed some pain killers to be able to go to work and provide for his family. its not like he was taking stereoids.

agreed

yeah agreed, what about the way he sunk his head into his hands with the fine!! That must be hitting him hard.

its not like they were peformance enhancing, silly boy for not filling out the disclosure form prior to fighting!

Am I the only one who wanted him to flip the table over.
-KU

that darker skined dude was talkin to karo like he was such a dumbass

Man the commission are a scary bunch no wonder baby jay needed mommy there LOL. You can cry all you want but the bottom line is if you have banned substances in your urine your going to lose, lie detector or not, best dog ate your homework excuse in the world won’t save you. These guys remind me of prosecution lawyers or cops they need to lighten up just a bit. I don’t even know why guys even bother if you get caught with a banned substance, plead guilty because I can’t remember a case were the guy caught won his case.

Poor Karo.

He’s a douchenozzle. I dont feel bad for him.

I feel bad he’s dealin with a bunch of mental and emotional crap in his life, but you fail a drug test, you’re suspended. It doesnt matter if you wanna get married or whatever. Dont fail a drug a test and you dont have a problem.

But, again, Karo is a douchenozzle.

they should of filmed the bj gsp case!

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LMAO!!!!! This is what happens when you speak your mind at bjpenn.com, proof he can’t take critisism and only accepts yes men which going by his site aren’t many left, the ones there are blindly delusional and don’t make any sense.

and when they said 40% of his $80,000
that hit him hard

How the hell does a video from a NSAC meeting get leaked?

That’s pretty messed up.

I’d like to see GSP’s though…with Big Momma and all.

Side note……….

“My name is Lorraine Shin, and I am the mother of Jay Dee Penn, also known as B.J. Penn. I have been involved in the MMA arena as a producer for years.

“I have and continue to support my four sons who have earned their black belt status in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. I have also had the opportunity of attending many Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments as well as MMA fight events in Hawaii, Guam, Japan, England and the U.S. Mainland. I am no stranger to the MMA fight world.

“During the past 12 years my sons operate and are instructors in the Penn Fitness and Training Center in Hawaii, which I have been very instrumental in its daily operations. My son, Jay Dee Penn, has also produced MMA events under the name of Rumble on the Rock in Hawaii and Guam, and later merged with EliteXC. As the financial adviser for the family, it was imperative for me to understand the rules and regulations governing MMA events.

“On Jan. 31, 2009, I was present at the UFC 94 event held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The fighters in the main event were B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight title.

“I was sitting in the front row, near the entrance to the octagon cage, and clearly understood the seriousness of this fight that had been successfully marketed on prime time television.

“During the rounds that followed, I was shocked to see that B.J. appeared to be helpless, as well as defenseless in his attempts to grasp and hold Georges St. Pierre while on the ground. I silently kept screaming and asking myself, ‘What is wrong? Why can’t B.J. defend himself?’

“I was horrified with fear. My son was going to be seriously hurt because he could not defend himself.

“The match ended in the fourth round, and B.J. Penn lost by TKO when his corner stopped the fight. After the fight was over, I was led immediately to B.J.’s locker room. And knowing that B.J. was seriously hurt, when I reached the locker I heard loud voices yelling that GSP and his cornermen were caught by the Nevada (State) Athletic Commission for applying Vaseline on his body during the rounds and in violation of the rules.

“Although still in shock and fearful for my son, it then made sense to me why B.J. couldn’t defend himself. Georges St. Pierre used a greasy substance on his body, therefore giving St. Pierre an unfair advantage over my son, B.J. Penn.

“While in the locker room, I couldn’t understand why the fight was not stopped by the UFC’s referee or the Nevada State Athletic Commission for the unfair advantage by St. Pierre and his cornerman after they realized the foul. How could this happen? Why was it allowed?

“There are probably several reasons, but the responsibility falls on the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

“The Nevada State Athletic Commission failed in their duties by not immediately notifying the Penn corner of the unfair use of greasing and Vaseline applied on St. Pierre, by not allowing the Vaseline to be removed properly off of St. Pierre, and by not taking the necessary procedures to protect my son from being seriously injured or killed.

“A rushed, quick wipe of St. Pierre’s body did not properly remove the grease from the head, neck, chest, shoulders and back. It is the commissioners’ responsibility to always protect the fighter from the unfair practices by others under the rules that govern MMA events in Nevada.”

Shin was briefly interrupted by NSAC Chairman Bill Brady, who assured her that the commission was aware of the issue at hand.

“I apologize for interrupting you,” Brady said. “We’re aware of what your feelings are on this. That’s what we’re having this hearing for, is to take all of this under advisement.”

Polite in the address, Brady allowed Shin to continue when she assured she was almost finished with her statement. The remainder of the statement is included below:

“It is officially documented that St. Pierre’s team did in fact apply Vaseline to St. Pierre’s body. It is documented that St. Pierre did have an unfair advantage against Penn because of greasing. The Nevada State Athletic Commission needs to do the right thing and find Georges St. Pierre and all others responsible for these unfair practices and punish them to the fullest extent of their authority.

“St. Pierre is the responsible person for the actions of his cornerman and others involved. This can not be ignored by the Nevada (State) Athletic Commission.”

Brady tried to keep the mood light with his casual response following the address.

“B.J., your mother loves you,” Brady said before addressing Shin. “We appreciate your statements, and we understand your feelings.”

Shin was quick to add one final remark while addressing the commission.

“It’s not just for my son,” Shin said. “It’s to do the right thing. You need to do the right thing.”

Shin’s statement was followed by the morning’s final speaker, Steve Pacitti. A lawyer representing St. Pierre, Pacitti’s statement was short and direct.

“The simple fact is that there was nothing done that was explained that would violate the existing rules of the commission,” Pacitti said. “If there was an advantage, it was merely Georges size’ and skill on that night.”

After the conclusion of the meeting, Brady addressed Penn directly just before speaking with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

“Apologize to your mother that I had to cut her short,” Brady said to Penn. "I have a great deal of respect for her.

“We’ll see where this goes. You come back soon, alright. Las Vegas wants you here, and so does the commission.”

he lied and hes taking a number of painkillers. a tough commission is excellent and it lends more credibility to the sport, unlike some sports that have come under fire for clueless or even corrupt commissioners (i.e. baseball)

These new mcdonalds ads are intrusive and annoying.

That aside, I am pretty sure you will see Karo at the mcdonalds in fresno going..

“WANT FRIES BRO?”

I can’t help but feel bad for Karo Parisyan — I really do, especially in light of everything he had/has going on… leg injury, panic attacks, family issues, etc. But this goes to show you that these guys are professional athletes and will be treated as so to the fullest extent (ok, maybe not salary-wise, but that’s a different discussion). This will obviously be an immense wake up call for him, and if nothing else, will give his leg some time to heal.

lol, good to hear no more parysian for a while.

That was some great coverage of the hearing. That one dude tore Karo a new one beginning around the 5 minute mark. Hopefully this will humble Karo and not give him a big head. Then again, if Karo’s embarrassing loss to Alves and last minute pull-out against yoshida couldn’t humble him (gave him a big head and mouth instead), who knows, ya know?

this is bull sh*t. pain killers don’t enhance your performance at all. sean sherk got caught with steroids and only got 6 months. thats f*cking bullsh"*t f*ck them for doing that. and i bet gsp gets off with just a warning when he clearly got caught getting grease rubbed on his back. f*cking bullsh*t

DATZ WHAT YOU GET BRO!!!

I thought Stun Gun won that fight anyways!!!

Justice was served

What an original and creative title header, I mean when did this place become fightlinker?. Please keep the “funny” comments to the great posters here because it makes you look pretty pathetic otherwise.

He’s got probably the best Judo of any MMA fighter ever. If he only had a similar level boxing skill, he’d be the champ, no doubt.

Off topic:

I went to the Bellator try-outs yesterday. First off it rained so they didn’t get started until 6pm or a little after. There were no fights, basically what they had the fighters do were try to take each other down, then get in various positions and see if they were able to get out of them (standing up with your back to the cage, on your back being mounted). There was no striking at all. They had a scale, but no weigh-ins. I took video on my digital camera of one of the “try-out matches,” so if anyone wants to see what I’m talking about, e-mail me at:

fjb75@bellsouth.net

and I’ll e-mail yoou the video. The quality is ok.

It was ok at best. Not very entertaining. I was under the impression that they were only taking guys with pro records, but they were sort of encouraging anyone with some sort of MMA background to sign up, at least the the guy on the mic was.

It seems harsh for a first offence. And that guy on the end was a total prick and it was completely uncalled for. Yeah, Karo was stupid and irresponsible. But what was too be gained by being a total jackass to him? This video confirms my opinion that the commission is a power hungry bunch of wussies who secretly wish they had the huevos to fight themselves; instead they wear their suits and talk tough with humbled fighters. Disgrace.

Bro, he got the axe. Sherk only served 6 months for using steroids he should appeal, this is bullshit !! 40%!!

here’s the big picture… all of those people that sit behind the desk get paid…….. They have never fought a day in their lives in the cage……. lets be honest…… they dont know what it takes to be a fighter……. We need real fighters on the commision…. like a dan severn or a couture when he retires…. They dont think about their fighters they think about the money their making from punishing them…. BIG FOOT got screwed…….Baby fedor is going to get screwed……. James Irvin got screwed…….. Karo should loose 10 thousand max and be fined for 90 days…….. thats it………

harsh sentence relative to others who have tested positive for steroids

at the same time im not a karo fan so not seeing him fight really doesnt bother me
hes not a top 10 fighter at 170 and will never get a title shot

this sport has passed him by

wonder if he can use his time off to get in shape and cut to 155

I find it strange that the NSAC ruled it a no contest for pain killers fined him 32k and suspended him for 9 months when the CSAC fined sherk 2.5k didn’t rule his win a no contest and suspended him for 6 months for using steriods, very inconsistent to me with the commissions.

I don’t like karo parysian personally. an assisstant wrestling coach of a neighboring high school said he trained some ufc fighters like thaigo alves and karo. And he said of all the fighters he’s ever trained Karo was the most rude and laziest person he had ever worked with lol. I know this has nothing to do with the hearing of being found guilty…but i just wanted to put it out there.

Like the guy on the the third comment said…"No more threads on Penn & Karo oh yeah he forgot Guillard

Hey! What is BJ’s mom doing there?Huh?

i feel bad for him not able to do what he loves the most but at the same time i dont mind not seeing him for a while – he is a bit too arroghant in my opinion. + apart from the “drugs” in my eyes he did not win that last fight.