At Bellator 122 this weekend two veterans will go toe to toe, for some people this bout is a sideshow & for others its the real main event.
Heres some information on the two mixed martial artists who will slug it out on Friday night:
Karo Parisyan - Age 31.
Record: W’S 23 1 KO/TKO, 12 SUB, 10 DEC
L’S 10 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB, 4 DEC, 1 NC
Notable wins: Nick Diaz, Chris Lytle & Matt Serra.
Last win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZ9jwCqdjA
Phil Baroni - Age 38.
Record: W’S 15 10 KO/TKO, 2 SUB, 3 DEC
L’S 17 6 KO/TKO, 2 SUB, 9 DEC
Notable wins: Amar Suloev & Dave Menne.
Last win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs89As69Z1M
Ok so these fighters have what looks like lacklustre careers on record but, both Karo & Phil were competing when the rules & fight styles were still being invented.
Some fans should remember that these two were involved in countless wars & fought some of the sports elite fighters of their era.