“I was in Vegas just chilling in my room and Joe Silva (the UFC’s vice president of talent relations) called and said, ‘we’re thinking about (Ryo Chonan) and I said fine, no problem…. I train the same way for everybody. I don’t care who I’m fighting. As long as I’m in shape, I’m ready to fight…. He has a bigger name than Hector Lombard and, god willing if I beat him, it will be a bigger win for me. It will be a good fight for me…. Hector Lombard is not an easy guy to fight either, but at the same time, I think that Ryo Chonan has way more fights under his belt. He’s got victories over very good fighters.”
– Karo Parisyan talks about his new welterweight opponent at UFC 78: “Validation,” Ryo Chonan, via MMAWeekly.com. “The Heat” was originally booked to fight Hector Lombard at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on November 17. However, the Cuban had to withdraw after encountering visa problems entering the United States.
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Don’t get me wrong, I like Karo and he’s got skills but does anyone see Karo every finishing his opponent?! I dont!
“No F’ing kidding I ain’t scared of this stupid punk. Does he know who I am?”
Karo is an amazing fighter, but is so unlikeable. He has sucha big ego that when he travels he seriously has to order a second seat for his ego. BTW you are right Griffin fan, in the past 3 years he has only finished one opponent and it was by submission. Puts on a hell of a show though
I think I’ll put my money on Chonan this time.
The only thing I like about Karo fighting, is when he gets his bell rung, or chips a tooth.. haha..
Good fighter, I just really don’t like people with ego’s like that. Whether he is like that or not in real life, i don’t know, I assume the worst though..
Chonan wins by some submission that starts with the word ‘flying.’
I dont know about Chonan. I was impressed with his scissor locking of Anderson Silva, but the dude also lost to Phil Baroni. I guess it depends on which one shows up.
Then again, those fights were at 185. Its nice to see a Pride guy drop down a weight class because I think the UFC guys were cutting more weight to fight. Pride guys always looked smaller; the exception being Rampage.
I’d love to see Karo start to really dominate and finish some guys.
While Karo rarely finishes fights, he’s aggressive, and is willing to fight anywhere the fight is taken. He doesn’t fight to win by decision, even though he usually wins by decision.
a quick peak at wikipedia…
5/26/2007 Win Josh Burkman (Unanimous) 3 5:00
12/13/2006 Win Drew Fickett Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
08/17/2006 Loss Diego Sanchez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
04/15/2006 Win Nick Thompson Submission (Strikes) 1 4:44
06/04/2005 Win Matt Serra Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
02/05/2005 Win Chris Lytle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
08/21/2004 Win Nick Diaz Decision (Split) 3 5:00
01/31/2004 Loss Georges St. Pierre Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
09/26/2003 Win Dave Strasser UFC 44: Undisputed Submission (Kimura) 1 3:52
I see nothing wrong with fights going to decision if they’re great fights like vs. Burkman, Sanchez, Serra, St. Pierre.
“Don’t get me wrong, I like Karo and he’s got skills but does anyone see Karo every finishing his opponent?! I dont!”
I think he’s quite likely to finish this one. But yeah, he better finish it cause all the decisions are getting ridiculous for someone who always brags about how exciting his fights are.
Chonnan.
Karo is a top judo player, he wont get submitted by the likes of Ryo. Oh and those of you who are on Ryo’s nuts cuz of the flying leg lock on Anderson…get over it, it was total luck.
Karo will kick some a**
Karo’s Great, I’ve enjoyed all of his fights. I have been torn when it comes to picking favorites in the WW division, my favorite fighters in order are GSP, Nick Diaz and Karo.
I think Karo just likes to fight and lets his fights go long, so he can have more time in the octogone.
[quote comment="179896"]While Karo rarely finishes fights, he’s aggressive, and is willing to fight anywhere the fight is taken. He doesn’t fight to win by decision, even though he usually wins by decision.
a quick peak at wikipedia…
5/26/2007 Win Josh Burkman (Unanimous) 3 5:00
12/13/2006 Win Drew Fickett Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
08/17/2006 Loss Diego Sanchez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
04/15/2006 Win Nick Thompson Submission (Strikes) 1 4:44
06/04/2005 Win Matt Serra Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
02/05/2005 Win Chris Lytle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
08/21/2004 Win Nick Diaz Decision (Split) 3 5:00
01/31/2004 Loss Georges St. Pierre Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
09/26/2003 Win Dave Strasser UFC 44: Undisputed Submission (Kimura) 1 3:52
I see nothing wrong with fights going to decision if they’re great fights like vs. Burkman, Sanchez, Serra, St. Pierre.[/quote]
I agree, if the fight is exciting, I am happy to get 15 minutes worth. I am always excited to see karo in a fight. Love him or hate him, the guy always brings it and he has a very unique skill set for an mma fighter.. Everyone says that his “Judo crap” wont work on them, but then Karo always ends up throwing them on their heads. Him vs. Chonan will be very interesting. Chonan is a tough dude, I think Karo will win, but he wont finish Chonan…. For all you decision haters you arent gonna be happy with this fight. For you techniocal mma enthusiats, this fight should be very entertaining.
You gotta love Karop “do u kno who the F I am” Parysian.
[quote comment="179927"][quote comment="179896"]While Karo rarely finishes fights, he’s aggressive, and is willing to fight anywhere the fight is taken. He doesn’t fight to win by decision, even though he usually wins by decision.
a quick peak at wikipedia…
5/26/2007 Win Josh Burkman (Unanimous) 3 5:00
12/13/2006 Win Drew Fickett Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
08/17/2006 Loss Diego Sanchez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
04/15/2006 Win Nick Thompson Submission (Strikes) 1 4:44
06/04/2005 Win Matt Serra Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
02/05/2005 Win Chris Lytle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
08/21/2004 Win Nick Diaz Decision (Split) 3 5:00
01/31/2004 Loss Georges St. Pierre Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
09/26/2003 Win Dave Strasser UFC 44: Undisputed Submission (Kimura) 1 3:52
I see nothing wrong with fights going to decision if they’re great fights like vs. Burkman, Sanchez, Serra, St. Pierre.[/quote]
I agree, if the fight is exciting, I am happy to get 15 minutes worth. I am always excited to see karo in a fight. Love him or hate him, the guy always brings it and he has a very unique skill set for an mma fighter.. Everyone says that his “Judo crap” wont work on them, but then Karo always ends up throwing them on their heads. Him vs. Chonan will be very interesting. Chonan is a tough dude, I think Karo will win, but he wont finish Chonan…. For all you decision haters you arent gonna be happy with this fight. For you techniocal mma enthusiats, this fight should be very entertaining.
You gotta love Karop “do u kno who the F I am” Parysian.[/quote]
UFC 78 Lacks a main event, But The undercard makes up for it. (maybe) Cant wait for this fight.
Chonnan By submission 2nd round?
Karo would benefit from some straight up BJJ training.
I never see him go for the mount, and he takes ppl down so often into side control.
I’m going to go with Chonnan on this one though, he’s got a much meaner record, based on the talent he’s fought, and it’s at higher weight class.
I agree and have said it before, if it’s decent fight which Karo’s normally who cares whether it goes to a descision or not, I certainly don’t as long as it’s an exciting fight and with Karo you don’t just get action you also get to see some major mma skill as well. We are not talking boring Sherk. Watching Karo fight is completely different. And it’s not as if he was fighting crap opponents If Karo carries on doing what he’s doing that’s fine with me.
Same here, doesn’t matter much whether a fighter finishes a fight, as long as the fight is a good one. And by “good”, I mean anything from a BJJ strategy-fest, to a striking brawl-fest.
Hard to say who’ll take this one. The only PRIDE bout I’ve seen so far of Chonan’s is his famous sub of The Spider. UFC On Demand doesn’t seem to have any Chonan vids either. I saw that there were a couple other Chonan fights on YouTube I can check out.
I agree about Karo’s apparent ego. It gets in the way sometimes. Sure makes him a colorful character, though. But not as colorful as Reggie Warren Jr.
Karo is great for 2 simple reasons… He’ll fight anyone and he’ll bring everything he’s got.
People talk about his ego… This is MMA, if you don’t come psychologically charged, believing and expecting victory, your gonna get demolished…
No wonder these guys like to talk, thats the first stage of combat.
I bet Karo is going to ahve his first finish by submission in a long time over Chonan
Karo “Do U Know Who the F!@cK! I am!” Parisayn… wins this one.
Karo is a “bad man”…he is not stuck up, he is just Amenian…if you know any that’s how they are. really cool and loyal but fireball tempers and they care way to much about respect/disrespect. I think Karo has been getting jerked by UFC, he should have a title shot …Like YESTERDAY, and this fight does nothing for him. he looses and it’s a bad lose, he wins, and it will seem he just beat another sucky PRIDE guy, and that doesn’t get u a title fight. Everyone looses sooner or later so if you don’t fight the fight that gets U a shot, otherwise you run at Diego having a good day and that sets you back to square one…..Go Karo
[quote comment="179893"]Chonan wins by some submission that starts with the word ‘flying.’[/quote]
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!
chonan is going to get DESTROYED!
watching his fights aghainst dan henderson and phil baroni, where he got mugged. if karo brings a more aggresive style to the octagon he could finish him very quickly.
[quote comment="180056"]Karo is great for 2 simple reasons… He’ll fight anyone and he’ll bring everything he’s got.
People talk about his ego… This is MMA, if you don’t come psychologically charged, believing and expecting victory, your gonna get demolished…
No wonder these guys like to talk, thats the first stage of combat.[/quote]
Youre absoulutly right, But geeze some people (Tito) go to far…
I’ve never seen a boring Karo fight. The guy brings it everytime he’s in the octagon…and usually, his opponents have a tendancy to bring it as well and try to fight at his pace. It will make for an exciting fight.
I do wonder at what level Karo’s BJJ game is at though. I’m sure its high caliber being that he’s in the UFC. In some of his ‘how to’ videos, he goes from judo throws into arm bars and kimura set ups. But I am curious to know just how technically sound and who his BJJ training comes from.
A knockout is good sometimes. But, a 15 minute technical war is always welcome..
[quote comment="180401"][quote comment="180056"]Karo is great for 2 simple reasons… He’ll fight anyone and he’ll bring everything he’s got.
People talk about his ego… This is MMA, if you don’t come psychologically charged, believing and expecting victory, your gonna get demolished…
No wonder these guys like to talk, thats the first stage of combat.[/quote]
Youre absoulutly right, But geeze some people (Tito) go to far…[/quote]
I actually think the UFC encourages the fighters to talk $hit so they can sell more tickets. When watching PPV, I could do without the air time of watching the fighters predictions and talking $hit, and would rather see the undercard fights. I don’t mind the talk, if they walk the walk. Karo is a good fighter and even if he loses, the other guy has to earn it.
[quote comment="179909"]Karo is a top judo player, he wont get submitted by the likes of Ryo. Oh and those of you who are on Ryo’s nuts cuz of the flying leg lock on Anderson…get over it, it was total luck.[/quote]
No. Not total luck. At that point in the fight Silva was exhausted and Chonan did the entirely unexpected. Sometimes that’s what works.
[quote post="3610"]I agree, if the fight is exciting, I am happy to get 15 minutes worth. I am always excited to see karo in a fight. Love him or hate him, the guy always brings it and he has a very unique skill set for an mma fighter.. Everyone says that his “Judo crap” wont work on them, but then Karo always ends up throwing them on their heads. Him vs. Chonan will be very interesting. Chonan is a tough dude, I think Karo will win, but he wont finish Chonan…. For all you decision haters you arent gonna be happy with this fight. For you techniocal mma enthusiats, this fight should be very entertaining.[/quote]
Nice points John. I agree, I hate him 100%, but I 100% thoroughly enjoy watching his fights. Sure I’m rooting for him to lose, but I love watching Karo fight. Actually, I did root for Karo to win, one time, vs Nick Thompson – he was pastey white and was nicknamed – The Goat. Yup, Nick The Goat Thompson. No way I was rooting for him. He was really Baaaah, Baaaaah, Baaaaad. And you are right about everyone saying that his ‘Judo crap’ won’t work on me, but sure enough, Karo is throwing them around left and right.
Just wondering, which fight league has the yellow gloves? I wonder when that fight took place.
[quote post="3610"]Just wondering, which fight league has the yellow gloves? I wonder when that fight took place. [/quote]
King of the Cage uses yellow gloves. I just checked, and Karo had 1 fight in KOTC, against Fernando Vasconcelos in 2003. That is my best guess as to where that image is from. Mania, can you confirm?
Mania, is the blurred guy in that pic (black coat over white shirt, 2nd to the right) Manvil “The Anvil” Gamburyan?