Karo Parisyan backs out of UFC 106; Gets a lifetime ban from the promotion
by Adam Wagner on Nov 19, 2009 4:05 PM EST
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The hits just keep on coming.
Karo Parisyan, who was slated to welcome fellow welterweight Dustin Hazelett back into the mix at UFC 106 this weekend (Nov. 21), is the latest UFC fighter to be pulled from the card.
And this time, it might be a permanent loss.
As UFC president Dana White reported on his Twitter page:
"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!!"
Then, a few minutes later, White added:
"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."
This is just the latest blow to the embattled Parisyan (18-5, with 1 NC), who hasn’t fought since a January win over Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94 was overturned after "The Heat" tested positive for multiple prescription-strength painkillers in post-fight drug testing, including hydrocodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone.
This is not the first time Parisyan has pulled out of a fight at the last minute.
He was scheduled to fight Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 88: "Breakthrough" in September 2008, but backed out of the fight right before weigh-ins, citing a recurring back and hamstring injury.
While a replacement opponent for Hazelett has yet to be named, if one can even be found on such short notice, White followed up his Twitter post with a third message:
"Dustin will be paid his full purse to show and win. Its not his fault."
For more on UFC 106, go here.
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I laughed when I got the tweets
No real surprise there.
@fjbar75 on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
McLpvin still loses out
for sure he would have gotten the fight of the night bonus.
The one and only Smitty...
Karo "Paulo Filho" Paryisan
What a shame. was really looking forward to seeing Dustin fight!
Nice payday for Haze for doing nothing, but trust me, he’d rather be fighting!
by PHISH NATION on Nov 19, 2009 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
Unbelievable
I am…or should I say was…a huge Karo fan and I actually felt bad for his anxiety disorder and panic attacks and I was really looking forward to him making a come back. Even though he’s pulled this stunt before I didn’t think for a second that he’d pull it again. Obviously he needs some serious professional help to over this disorder but with the commission banning a lot of the medication this guy probably needs doesn’t help him out cause I’m sure he’s usually on some type of meds but probably had to give them up leading up to the fight to get them out of his system. I hope he gets the help he needs and comes back to fight somewhere else.
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes."
by Buster Bluth on Nov 20, 2009 8:37 AM EST up reply actions
Lifetime is a long time and I’ve heard that before form Dana…Karo’s only 25-26 years old and has time to recover but I doubt he’s smart enough to. So long bro…Karo/Shields in SF maybe?
I read that you guys aren’t buying ppv’s anymore because of economy.. r u serious? Cut out starbucks, my wife did, it’s like 100 bucks a week saved! mma is onlly 50 a month!
we didn't say that
but someone did…Alph and I simply disagreed on what was a more expensive vice…weed or booze…we still haven’t reached an agreement…thats all you missed Kev…some other guy said he couldn’t afford them anymore but I don’t remember who.
Bro
Karo prolly had some more recurring injuries, bro. Prolly had to take more painkillers and anti anxiety drugs, bro. Do you know what I mean, bro, like do you know who the Heat is, bro?
What a clown.
Oh and
Thank God they bounced Karo before a possible Karo vs. Fitch meeting @ UFC 115: Decisions, Decisions.
No loss there
Karo was never going to be anything more than a gatekeeper anyway. Glad Dana is going to treat McLovin right and pay him his full purse. I want to see McLovin vs Condit at 108!!!! Make it happen Joe Silva.
Daley is fighting Condit at 108.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 19, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
Good riddance
Karo is a rotten person and boring to watch, he should have been sacked numerous times before this. I honestly couldn’t care less if he left the sport altogether. Hopefully McLovin can get a good opponent ASAP, maybe feed him Baroni so he gets a quick and impressive win and it would actually make Baroni relevant.
Dana said he's banned for life.
That means he’s either coaching the next season of TUF or main-eventing a PPV in the next year.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 19, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
dsmith said it!
I agree the economy is bad, so you cut things out… not MMA!! I make a pot of coffee every morning now, and estimate we save 6k+ a year not buying it out… thats a lot! If you cut ufc events out you only save 10% of that, not worth it!
hey smitty, having kids costs more, cut that out! just joking! lol
A$$hole..
That’s kinda my problem. I gotta google how that keeps happening. Hell yeah they cost more. Got a 12 month old and 6 week old. I’m not working right now obviously so arguing over ppv’s is not the business. I’ve ordered ever single one for the last 4 yrs until this past summer. The argument is back on January though. He just doesn’t know it yet. And I will win. Hehehe…
The one and only Smitty...
Lol. I know Kev...I haven't busted your balls in a while.
I blame hormones…hehehe. I got about 6 months of that excuse to cash.
The one and only Smitty...
Smitty...
What kind of husband has to be tricked into watching UFC with you? You’re with the wrong dude.
Hey I tried..
I’m responsible for him being as big a fan as he is but I have to make him watch most times unless it’s certain people fighting. But all his friends think I’m cool and shake their heads when he calls me to ask me things like ‘oh- who’s Fedor and is he really better than GSP and Anderson’.
You can bring a horse to water…
The one and only Smitty...
lol
It’s good to see Die Hard MMA fans that are women. My wife loves MMA too, but wouldn’t be caught dead talking to strangers on the internet about it. She laughs at my obsession.
The hubs is horrified and proud all at the the same time. He complained and thought I was crazy because I wanted to go to 81 for our honeymoon. I told him to ‘tell all his friends and male co-workers… let me know if anyone sheds any tears for ya’. That was the last of that. And he had a great time.
The one and only Smitty...
octogon honeymoon
Beauty! Here’s to going the distance and never throwing in the towel! raises glass
no, I don't
Ive never liked starbucks, but do the research. I went there sat, got my wife a mocha and my son a pumpkin spice something, it was 10 and change. Go google it, the average person that goes to starbucks goes more than once a day (my wife used to a few yrs ago), and spend 10-15 dollars a day. Do the math! It doesn’t seem like much when you r there, but think big picture, it adds up. even if it’s 5 dollars a day, that 35 a week which is 1800 a year!
No doubt
I never buy that crap! I work in a Sheraton that has a Starbucks on property so I get 75% off as a manager, but I still won’t pay for it. I know people shell out the money for it, I just thought over $15 a day was insane. They’ve got some good stuff and I understand why people like it, but their prices are out of control.
"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason."-C.S. Lewis
alot of dosh
holy shit 6 grand a year on coffee, wtf! i have bought in every ufc ppv since shamrock/ortiz 2 in 06, just laid off the beer a little bit
yes
i must say coffee, beer and workout supps really do screw your budget. ppv is sort of a must though..unless you dont mind mm*core.com-ing it. i enjoy it on the big screen but thats just me.
"i just want to be known as the greatest of all time, is that too much to ask?" - BJ Penn.
He should call Brett Rogers
And put in a good word for him at Sam’s Club.
I'm kind of a big deal.
by P-Dub on Nov 19, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
U can say that again bro
Feel bad for Haze. Karo is a coward.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Nov 19, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Weak
This was one of the fights I was looking forward to most on an otherwise weak card. Great.
by BNF on Nov 19, 2009 4:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hmmm
The three main fights are worth it alone and in my opinion anyway much better the Karo fight? I’m very interested in seeing little NOG and Can go at it KOS and rumble is almost a gauranteed KO fast paced slug fest and the last Tito and forrest fight was great?
Seeing Karo get subbed by Haze was what I was looking forward to most. I guess I will have to settle for Kos getting KTFO.
by BNF on Nov 19, 2009 4:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
yeah
feel like we’ve been robbed a submisssion of the night! sucks, but stuff him, if he doesn’t want to fight then he should go play with kalib starnes
Exactly paolo, but in all truth this is a solid card with 3 excellent fights and the Davis/Saunders is a good scrap as well. I’m still a little bitter there is no HW title on the line is all.
by BNF on Nov 19, 2009 5:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That would be great but they will probably just promote Davis/Saunders to the main card and scrap the Hazlett fight altogether since Dana said he was already going to give him a win bonus.
by BNF on Nov 19, 2009 4:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
on 48 hrs notice?
Fitch would have to be crazy to take that fight! So would Hazelett. Training for Karo and training for Fitch are two different monsters.
I’m obviously in the minority here because I was really looking forward to this fight because I love Karo. He’s been one of my favorites since way back when he was fighting GSP and Serra. His judo throws are pure poetry and he gets progressively better as the fight goes on. I for one am VERY sad to see him out of the UFC and hope to see him in Strikeforce soon.
Anybody have an educated guess what his purse would have been for this fight? If he had to pay 32,000 for the liscence and was only gonna make 25,000 to show, I wouldn’t blame him for backing out. Dana has no right to bitch. He shouldn’t promote fighters for a card without checking to see if they’re liscenced in that state. That’s why he’s so pissed, cause if his people were doing their job, they’d have known about this a month ago and had time to resolve it.
Hear hear shon...
I like Karo too and you are right…Dana or his peoples should’ve done their job better.
He was getting ($40,000 to show, $40,000 to win) so I understand him to not pay.
HE WAS LISCENSED !
and kizer was only going to make him pay 1/2 of his fine for this fight, and 1/2 for a future fight, which is something they don’t normally do. they (the nsac) bent over backwards for karo and he still screwed them over.
Bye Bye
I agree with Dana the guy has done this numerous times and Dana gave him chance after chance. He was pretty boring anyways I can’t even remember the last time he did something worth watching besides Thiago Alves destroying him
by Mr. Fancy Pants on Nov 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST reply actions
LOL I can picture the steam coming out od Dana's ears
For good reason may I add like C’mon the day before the fight? I would like to hear what he has to say. Honestly he doesn’t have much of a chance at the UFC belt anyway he’s kind of the gatekeeper of the WW.
Gatekeepers Gatekeeper is more like it
enzo-enormous
http://blog.ohsoawesome.com
by enzo-enormous on Nov 19, 2009 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
we all knew karo wouldn't win
just not like this
most of the fighters I've heard
were picking Karo to win this one, cause he’s never been submitted and that’s all Hazeletts got.
Fuck that guy, seriously
What a rat bastard, I hope he gets some terminal illness.
by Lester The Pimp on Nov 19, 2009 5:17 PM EST reply actions
You may just get your wish
Lots of people die from the illness of addiction.
by BNF on Nov 19, 2009 5:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Overreact much?
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 19, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
total LOSER
Man I guess ill take this if it shows my buddy (big karo fan for some unknown reason) that this guy is absolutely a huge loser.
Although I had 50 on hazelett & now its useless. I kno he’d of sub’d him. Sooooo lame.
DANA stick to ur words!!! Plz!!!
by daniel worby on Nov 19, 2009 5:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions
no way
If Diaz, Serra, Sanchez, and St. Pierre couldn’t finish him, how the hell is Justin Timberlake Jr. gonna submit him???
My boy Penn . . .
Thats why i love Penn, hasnt missed a fight in his career, in any weight class, for any reason. Penn/Diego signed, Penn/Diego Fight. BJ BJ BJ!!! Oh and we’re better off, not a contender, a guy that was 25 but looked near 45.
"Look Eye! Must Always Look Eye!!" . . . Mr. Miagi
by ( (Adam G) ) on Nov 19, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Stupid post as usual, Adam.
WTF does BJ have to do with this. Do you know how many fighters with twice as many fights as your chubby little man-crush have never missed a fight? While BJ hasn’t missed a fight, he has showed up totally out of shape to 75% of them.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 19, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
. . . . .
. . . . . Gay.
"Look Eye! Must Always Look Eye!!" . . . Mr. Miagi
by ( (Adam G) ) on Nov 20, 2009 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
It alright he's just depressed.....
Reached by phone, Parisyan said he could not talk about it. “For the time being, I’m pretty much depressed. I can’t say anything right now,” he told The Canadian Press.
http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=299007
What a maroon…….
knew it
Knew it was gonna be a wah wah depression story without hearing it. His interview said it all. Give me ur job karo
by daniel worby on Nov 19, 2009 7:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Depression no laughing matter
I get why people dis Karo…I mean, pulling this stuff twice now….but depression is no joke.
With that said, he should have enough sense to stay out of the limelight and deal with his issues before signing a fight contract.
You kept making all the stops?
Well people kept ringing the bell !!!!!!
You kept making all the stops!?!
. . . You’re Superman! . . . . . yea . . . yea i guess i am Superman.
"Look Eye! Must Always Look Eye!!" . . . Mr. Miagi
by ( (Adam G) ) on Nov 19, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Emotional problems?
Didn’t Karo battle some depression or anxiety attics or something before? Could have swore he did.
Anyway, the most bitter guy in the world right now = Dana White. The biggest smile in the world right now = Nate Diaz.
You kept making all the stops?
Well people kept ringing the bell !!!!!!
It’s impressive the animosity against Karo in the comments section.
total LOSER
by daniel worby on
Fuck that guy, seriously What a rat bastard, I hope he gets some terminal illness.
by Lester The Pimp
Karo is a Grade A Douchebag
by the rock
Just to list a few comments. Yes, Karo has been a jerk for pulling out of fights at the last minute, but he’s basically been kicked out of the UFC. There’s no need to kick the guy when he’s down. This isn’t Pride. :)
I love me some Sexyama!
it's not his fault
don’t blame pud333 for the fact that you’re a wasteful self-absorbed cashflushing dipshit who’ll spend 1400 bucks for a few hours entertainment while half the world is struggling to buy enough rice to keep from watching their kids die in front of them.
Cry to Oprah…not to me! I work hard for my money and I’ll spend it the way I want to! All I’m asking is for my money’s worth! Sorry you don’t have a pot to piss in. Thank God for you Spike TV is around. You cheap cry baby!
who's the cry baby?
you’re the one bitching about not getting your money’s worth after you flushed 1400 on a freakin 3 hr. show, and then calling pud a jackass as if he’s responsible for your idiocy! You want your money’s worth?? For 1400 you can dig a well that will provide clean water to a whole village in Nepal, build a school in Uganda, or sponsor a weekend glaucoma clinic in India that will give sight to 150 people who can’t support their families because they can’t see their hand in front of their face. I can tell you from experience that that’s getting your money’s worth! If you’ve got 1400 in this economy to flush on a show you could watch on your computer for free, you’ve got nothing in this world to bitch about. Save your self-pity for your therapy group.
There has always been people with less money than others, that doesn’t mean people don’t have the right to spend their money on something they enjoy like a UFC show and feel ripped off because of some fat lazy loser who acts like an arrogant tosser to cover for his own insecurities backed out of a fight again, making this card even more of a disappointment. I’d feel pissed off at Karo as well.
This may be the most stupid comment I have ever read on a site like this. I hope you’re getting your internet connection for free, borrow someone’s computer, ride a bike to work, eat rice yourself and wear a burlap sack for clothing because if you don’t you’re a wasteful self-absorbing cashflushing dipshit.
3 out of 5
I do have an old clunker that I use primarily to shuttle refugees to their doctors appointments, job interviews, immigration office, etc. And I allow myself the luxury of T-shirts/jeans/and shoes when they’re on sale at Walmart, and the occasional hamburger from the dollar menu. Other than that I live as simply as I can and spend whatever the Lord blesses me with on people who need it more than I do. I love MMA as much as the rest of you. But not more than I love my brothers and sisters. I can’t spend money on frivolities for myself when I could be changing somebody’s life and giving them opportunities that we take for granted.
I’m sorry for being so rude and judgemental, especially with you, ducknow. Its just been hard for me since I came back to the States to swallow all the complaining that my fellow American’s do about silly inconveniences and minor discomforts while they wallow in luxury and turn a deaf ear to the cries of the world around them. My frustration at my own failure to open their eyes just reaches a boiling point once in a while, and then somebody says something and it all just spews out. But I had no right to judge you or speak to you like that. My apologies, Brother. I humbly ask your forgiveness.
My brother is on anxiety meds, and the doctor told him under no circumstances can you just stop taking them. I’m guessing this may be part of the issue with Karo. You can’t just stop taking these types of meds, and I question why the athletic commisions won’t let fighters use them who have a documented and medical need for them.
Anyways, I do think Karo was wrong to wait so long to pull out and has probably known he wasn’t going to fight for sometime now.
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
dang I wanted to see that fight. Karo has the best throws in the game and wins over Nick Diaz, Fickett and went this distance with GSP. His fight with diego sanchez is still one of greatest ever. Hopefully he will go to strikeforce n fight Nick again.
Dana can't hear you. He's busy spending your money at Pinkberry and laughing with his millionaire buddies about posts like this. Did he mention that he delivers great fights?
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
Mr white must be the worst boss in the world.
has he had any run in`s with any other fighter, or slagged mud at any other people????
by freedomthrtyfve on Nov 20, 2009 7:13 AM EST reply actions
He backed Karo a lot, if most people bailed on work in the last minute they’d get sacked before they got the chance to do it again, especially if they were doped up. Blame Karo for being a dick head.
Twitter? WTF?
Whether you are pissed at Karo or not, is “tweeting” something like this something the president of the UFC should be doing?
I mean, seriously…….Karo is obviously not playing with a full deck right now and has emotional problems, whether it’s depression or anxiety issues I don’t know……but one person who surely knows is Dana. Why in the world do people still believe Dana “loves his fighters”…..when his main objective in tough situations is to “tweet” for attention? Football and basketball players “tweet” stuff that they shouldn’t be going public with and get fined and/or suspended……..Dana does it and everyone looks passed it like it’s nothing. Why doesn’t the guy just do a proper press release on something like this instead of posting this stuff on a social networking site?….the answer to that is he loves to be the center of attention…..no matter who he damages in the process.
No wonder this clown can’t get a network deal done and is still the laughing stock of every other pro sports orginization.
I would be upset if I were Dana….but this is ridiculous.
You kept making all the stops?
Well people kept ringing the bell !!!!!!
sad stuff.... agree with introvert
Sucks, I don’t know what else there is to say, ya dana is very immature.
wow
i can’t believe people are turning this around on dana(cept the villlage idiot, in…you know who). do your home work.
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