Originally posted by: CoffeeAndBeer Date: July 30, 2014 at 10:23 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
He may have a lot of wear and tear, and not among the elite anymore, but h
e's a character, h
e's only 31 years old, and he's still dangerous.
I'm starting to buy into it... a re-dedicated Karo Parisyan could be a Contender in Bellator.
At the very least, he could add excitement to the WW division.
Originally posted by: MysterLynch Date: July 30, 2014 at 11:07 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
I was happy to see him win, but it was Baroni so I am not putting too much stock in it.
I wonder where KP's career would be if he had not suffered the injury that caused him to pull out of the Hughes fight.
Originally posted by: Gogoplata85 Date: July 30, 2014 at 11:17 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
I will always be a Karo supporter. He was once a top 3 or 4 guy in the world. He'll never get back to that level but I can see him being a top 5 or 6 WW in Bellator.
Originally posted by: CoffeeAndBeer Date: July 30, 2014 at 11:21 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
MysterLynch said:
I was happy to see him win, but it was Baroni so I am not putting too much stock in it.
I wonder where KP's career would be if he had not suffered the injury that caused him to pull out of the Hughes fight.
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To be honest, I was looking forward to see Phil Baroni vs Micheal Page! (if Baroni had won).
Just heard Matt Hughes on MMA Rosted (radio) talking about Karo... he really wanted that fight too.
Originally posted by: MysterLynch Date: July 30, 2014 at 11:30 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
Gogoplata85 said:
I will always be a Karo supporter. He was once a top 3 or 4 guy in the world. He'll never get back to that level but I can see him being a top 5 or 6 WW in Bellator.
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I still remember his amazing performance against Josh Burkman. Dude looked amazing.
He is/was a fighter with enormous talent, terrible gas tank/conditioning. He is no BJ Penn, but I have always thought they were similar in approach: supreme confidence & technique - lazy work ethic.
I for one would love to see him fight again and hope he does well. He is the first guy who came from a pure Judo backround & made it work w/o the gi (to my recollection).
Originally posted by: KZUFCchamp2013 Date: July 31, 2014 at 02:10 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
Originally posted by: MysterLynch Date: July 31, 2014 at 02:13 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/i-want-to-believe-in-karo-parisyan.63463/
redstar said:
He is/was a fighter with enormous talent, terrible gas tank/conditioning. He is no BJ Penn, but I have always thought they were similar in approach: supreme confidence & technique - lazy work ethic.
I for one would love to see him fight again and hope he does well. He is the first guy who came from a pure Judo backround & made it work w/o the gi (to my recollection).
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It goes well beyond his gas tank. Karo has been battling psychological issues for years.
redstar said:
He is/was a fighter with enormous talent, terrible gas tank/conditioning. He is no BJ Penn, but I have always thought they were similar in approach: supreme confidence & technique - lazy work ethic.
I for one would love to see him fight again and hope he does well. He is the first guy who came from a pure Judo backround & made it work w/o the gi (to my recollection).
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Karo used to have a great gas tank.. He didn't get the nickname Heat for nothing... As of late he hasn't had a great one, but once he gets back in the grove he could be right there.
mabrown45 said:
always love a good judo practitioner
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Absolutely!!! I might be bias (judo being my first martial art and practiced it my whole life) but in the context of an mma bout,judo
is so beautiful yet very effective.Especially Karo's judo....so dangerous and he totally fight "off beat" (I hope you follow me!His moves are all unexpected and sudden).
For a long time he and GSP were my faves fighters.Plus judoka all have an insane core strength.
I often wonder what his career could have been!
Wish him nothing but the best
filipino said:
I don't even know who he is, man.
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I liked Karo up until his little TUF tirade. God he came off looking like an a--hole.
Ian2D said:
I liked Karo up until his little TUF tirade. God he came off looking like an a--hole.
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Clearly you don't even know who he is either, bro!
I'm shocked to see positive comments about Karo. When he was on his way out of the UFC, the hate for this guy was so thick you could stand on it. I'm always rooting for Karo. I like fighters who aren't cookie cutter. Karo is a unique character.
Sedulous said:
I'm shocked to see positive comments about Karo. When he was on his way out of the UFC, the hate for this guy was so thick you could stand on it. I'm always rooting for Karo. I like fighters who aren't cookie cutter. Karo is a unique character.
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I've always pulled for him, and I'm thrilled he's back on the radar and doing well. Problem is Askren is gone and the new Bellator Sherrif at WW is one nasty man. Hoping Karo can continue winning and at least enter the contender discussion. It would surely make things interesting if he does. Dudes got skills and a lot of personality, like him or not
