Karo Parisyan: ‘Its going to be disturbing what I’m going to do to Thiago Alves’ in a rematch
By: MMAmania
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Quoteworthy:
“I have so much anger built up inside of me I just feel bad for whoever stands in front of me. But you know, its very important bro. I want this fight, but eventually I’ll fight Thiago on paper. In the rematch its going to be disturbing what I’m going to do to Thiago Alves. I promise to you, and I promise to everyone else it will be disturbing what I do to Thiago Alves. But its like I’ve never been stopped like that in a fight, never been robbed like that in a fight. At this point right now, I just have to think about my future fight. I can’t think about the fight with Alves, I can’t (think) that I wasn’t there mentally, that I was burnt out. All this shit was going on inside my head, but I can’t think about any of that stuff. Thiago, he won on paper, he beat me, he beat Matt Hughes, he deserves it. He took the fight very serious and the best man won that day. But at this point I want to make an example of Yoshida and everyone else who’s going to stand in front of me until I can get my title shot and get my title. Eventually it will happen I just gotta take the fight game very serious. My worst enemy has always been that I’ve been too talented to train, and now its catching up with me. I gotta start training or those guys will start catching up with me.”
Karo Parisyan admits that he can no longer rely on talent alone to be considered among the top welterweight mixed martial artists in the world. Accordingly, the Armenian Judo player intends to train with Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, N.M., for his upcoming fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” on September 6. Eventually he plans to exact revenge on Alves for his technical knockout loss at UFC Fight Night 13 back in April.
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I hate this dude so much, if theres anybody i hate as much as the Diaz bros it’s this can, He’s fat for 170, and if he drops to 155, witch is lazy ass won’t, He would get destroyed by any of the top guys in that division. Alves would give him a concusion in a rematch. this guys needs to retire or get out of the ufc, he’ll never be a champ.
i think he would do pretty good at 155, and he was never destroyed by any fighter other than alves at 170 so what makes you think he would get destroyed at 155, i know he is a jerk but thats beside the fact.i saw him beat the soko in a judo match and that guy is huge.
I couldn’t see him beating any top Guy, He got his tooth knocked by Sanchez, Rocked By alvez, Owned by GSP, If he drops to 155, Kenny would sub him, Huerta would pound him, Penn would kill him, Guys like Maynard and Tyson griffin would Pound him also, Sherk would Lay and Pray on him. This Guy is a joke and talk to much, Him Saying getting “His Title” is a joke, This guy will never be a champ, or compete for a title in the UFC. He only beats B level fighters.
i dout it, it was a great fight with sanchez it went diegos way, he went to decision with gsp pretty good in todays standards,and other than bj witch goes for all lwts he could hang with any of them, i am not saying he would beat them all but far from the getting destroyed like you put it.
“Bro What are you talking about bro. Bro my Judo throws will kill bro”
That said, Karo should not have dodged Fitch but it still would have been the same result. I think he just likes not training then blaming his lack of performance on how good he could be.
Roy, Sanches as even got way better since then, and so has GSP, Karo hasn’t improved, They would kill him now, Karo is getting left behind becuase he doesn’t train. Do we atleast agree he’ll never be champ in the UFC, unless all the better fighters die or somthing?
i agree he will never be champ at any wieght class and is a jerk, but he is a good fighter.
We agree on everything then expect I don’t like him as a fighter becuase of his attitude and i don’t like his style.
Right on CHASE I agree 100%. He’s a talented Judo player but who’s he kidding? You shouldn’t give excuses of why you lose a fight, unless you have an injury going in. I don’t know. I just think you get much more respect if you’re not such an ass.
All Talent No Work Ethic makes Karo “THe Gatekeeper” He can forget Alves because Tiago will melt him every tiome they fight.
In more Interesting News…Loyoto Machida is Officially Screwed out of a title shot!:
Listen to what his manager, Soars has to say, the interview came from TAAG Radio:
Soares also said that Lyoto Machida will have to fight again before getting a shot at the light heavyweight belt. Machida’s next fight will take place in October with an as of yet unnamed opponent already chosen.
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When Alves dropped him, his legs turned to spaghetti, good call by the ref. Plus his spare tire was flabbing all around. Have him go against Kos so he can put him out of our misery. He’s afraid of Fitch, so have his training partner take him out, and hopefully send his ass to EliteXC. His lazy ass won’t go down to 155, but maybe Nate Diaz could go up to 170 just to take him out, no love lost there….”Bro…..”
how awesome would it be to see Nate choking out Karo, with both hands raised, middle fingers up?
CHEFDADDY. im late in responding to this post, yes it would be awesome, i got to your comment and agreed immediatley. in another year or so nate will be able to beat karo. if karo’s still in the ufc. if training with greg jackson cant help karo, nothing can or will.
Yeah agreed, Karo drop to 155 fatty.
well chase you gau wad . karo way better thatn you , thaigo , matt huges and the top guys in the lightweigh divsion . he so good with out training . now hell be better
get off his Fat Nuts. He would never beat hughes, and if he’s better the ALves how did you Lose. Do you watch MMA?
well chase you gau wad . karo way better thatn you , thaigo , matt huges and the top guys in the lightweigh divsion . he so good with out training . now hell be better
Agreed. Diaz, Karo, and Diego Sanchez make the hat-trick for top douchebaggery of all MMA. All 3 need their wake-up calls, …and have been getting them lately!!!
nate diaz is cool dont hate on him! nate is the man! if ya have a problem with him go see him
I love how you say Diaz instead of Nick or Nate.LOL. In my book they are both total waste of perfectly good space. In Karo’s defence he hates the Diaz brothers too. So he cant be all that bad. If he trained more and proved himself in the Gladiators Arena(Octagon) with some tuff wins I think he would be just fine. Cant say that his fights arent exciting.
Karo and the Diaz bros aren’t that bad to me. THe important thing is, they come down swingin’. Of course I just don’t like the excuses Karo dishes out. But nonetheless, these are very talented guys. Too bad they’re just sometimes wastin’ talent while partyin’ and fu*kin’ girls, hehe!!
The only way this guy would train properly is if he forced himself to drop to 155 lbs, he’d have to train to make that weight… but he thinks too much of himself to go down and doesn’t have the discipline or work ethic to do it.
He is a bum he was ok back then but he keeps bringing up the past he needs to move forward…Thiago owned him and so did Diego Sanchez, he knocked out one of his teeth lol he is a gate keeper and not a good one at that….BUM!!
I love all these comments on here that Karo sucks.
It’s hilarious. Have you ever watched him fight. Apparently he doesn’t train hard and he still dominates people.
He’s 9-3 in the UFC. How can he suck. Thiago was the first guy in the UFC to ever stop him. I don’t think he sucks at all, I think he has BJ Penn syndrome. So talented that he doesn’t push himself.
Agreed
He probably would have won those few losses if he did not run out of gas and if he had KO power punches. It’s too bad- he has champion potential for sure. At least Karo acknowledges that he shows up way too out of shape for his fights. But that is only one of his problems. His other problem is that he cannot punch at all. Anyone can see that he has zero boxing/striking speed and power. He probably never trains, or he occasionally hits a bag or pad and thinks it is sufficient. He needs to acknowledge that and then do zillions of repetitions of drills for speed and power in punching with a qualified coach. That should also help his stamina deficiency. Karo - hire a boxing coach and hit a sandbag with small or no gloves as many times as possible, as hard as you can, every day.
I hope Karo comes in prepared for this fight, I want to see if Alves is the real deal. If Karo is set physically and mentally he should steam roll through the rematch!
No….. he beat you in the cage. What is Karo’s deal with paper? I can’t stand his arrogance.
He is the only fighter I actually “hate”.He is not even close to being as good as he claims to be. “My worst enemy is that I have always been to talented to train”, are you kidding me? GSP left sperm on Mandy Moore’s stomach that have more talent than Karo!
Ummm…isn’t it common knowledge that GSP is the baddest gay guy on the planet?
No, that’s just your wish.LOL
Gord-
No, seriously. Did you see his pre-fight special before he fought Serra the 2nd time?
They interviewed his mom, dad, sis and “friend.”
Nobody caught that?
“Those guys will start to catch me.” What a complete idiot. F*cking D*ckhead. Arrogant piece of sh*t that doesn’t belong anywhere near a title match. Alves should tell him to go f*ck off. The only thing disturbing is when Karo opens his mouth. Talk, talk, talk. Oh, but I forgot, we have no idea who he is on “the streets.” I’d shoot that mutherfuker if he came close to me.
Ya, that’s funny, he’s been caught and surpassed a long time ago and the dummy is just realizing it now.
Dude, if you were too talented to train then you would never have lost a fight in the firstplace. Karo is such a clown now. He is one of the most overrated guys in MMA, plus one of the biggest douche bags ever. What makes him think he can beat Alves when he cant even beat those love handles?
I don’t care how a person looks (Fedor) unless they act like the person that beat them didn’t really beat them… Which is what Karo is doing to Alves!!
Alves proved to Karo that he is the real deal.
As someone who supported Karo even when it was obvious he was ducking Fitch to get a title shot, im getting sick of him. Yes he was winning the fite before he got caught, but he lost. Now he has to work his way back. Not sure why he feels this sense of entitlement. He’s lost to Alves, Sanchez and GSP, the best fighters he’s faced. Until he beats a few guys who are for real (not talking about the Josh Burkmans and Drew Ficketts of the world), he really has no place to talk. KARO, you beat B level fighters by decision, you don’t even knock them out. Go back to training mma, keep your mouth shut and work your way up that ladder. Even the president of the UFC, your boss, call you a “Gatekeeper”, that’s never a good sign for your career.
Prediction: Only way Karo gets a UFC title shot is if they do another edition of the TUF: the Comback show!!
100% agree.
put tito in the mix! lol
at least tito was a world champ at one point. Once youve been at the top you get a little more leeway i think.
post my comment.
never.
haha.
It is surprising that this douchbag has any fans at all with that attitude. I can’t beleive he is so in love with himself. It is good to be confident, but he acts like he is the best and is too good for his own good. It would be different if he could back up that with top wins against top WW.
My theory is a little different. Here it is. Karo was a tough guy and got into mma before the explosion in the past few years. Sure, 5,6, 7 years ago there WERE not that many in the sport and those in it were not as WELL ROUNDED as they are TODAY. So he was able to get by by just having toughness and minimal skills. In today’s mma, you need to have skills in EVERY aspect of the game, being just “tough” is not good enough.
and BTW, I still think that Karo, even with intense training will NEVER be a champion, he will always be a decent B level fighter…..Winning a top fight here and there, but never consistantly beating top talent.
And after that Thiago comment, I hope Karo gets the living dogshit beat out of him.
Too talented to train? What ever made him think that? He’s not the prodigy. He can train all he wants, but he’ll always be a gatekeeper.
Yeah Yeah Yah.. Take that rage into the cage and run right into something hard. Karo has shown himself to be a lower tier fighter at best. His little tough talk makes him look even more silly…
yoshida is gonna whoop his ass the guy took war machine out in like a minute hes really good and karo is a lazy piece that would be great if he got koed again
Karo is a cock muncher. I loved seeing him get knocked out.
Ditto. Arrogant *sshole. Do you know who I am on the streets? To funny. Alves should tell him to get lost. It is disturbing when Karo opens his mouth.
yeah….”do you know who am I, bro???? “I mean, not I am karo in the UFC, but on the streets, bro”…..
Come on bro
No kidding, why won’t my posts go through today?????
Probably because you used the phrase ‘cock muncher.’
Yeah, but with Karo it is required. Sorry if it offended anyone.
so much love in the room!
who does this guy think he is? he thinks he is BJ Penn but he is not. “i’m too talented to train” give me a break
BJ isn’t exempt from training either. If you don’t believe me, go watch his last 2 WW fights. No one is too talented to train. Talent does jack shit for ones cardio.
Whoa, all you guys better get ready fo the craziness Karo is going to lay on Yoshida’s forehead! I don’t even want to imagine the skills he is going to put on blast now that he is finally going to jump rope and run a mile a day! Whoooo …
“it’s very important bro” LMAO at Karo… What a douche…
He will need about 3 solid wins in a row, with none going to a decision, before I will be convinced he is anything more than another lazy a$$ fighter, with lots of talent.
Karo to the world: yap yap yap..does he know who I am??…yap yap yap yap..Does he know what I can do to him?….yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap..Fitch..Oh.. I don’t want to fight him..yap yap yap yap yap..I should be next in line for a title shot.. yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap..Do you know who I F’n am?? yap yap yap yap yap yap yap….
that about sums it up!
Nice. Yeah, that sounds like him. Maybe add a few “bro”s in there.
Exactly! I have not liked this guy since that speach on TUF 5. Judo is entertaining, but the only reason I want to see Karo fight is to watch him get his butt kicked.
too talented to train? don’t you mean you just don’t want to train your lazy ass? Karo is a headcase douche bag. what you gonna do “disturbing” to Alves? rape him in the cage?
he’ll have sex with him in a very uncomfortable place.
Like the back of a volkswagon?
Conditioning. Training. Karo needs not these things.
Joining jacksons camp is best thing he can do. also in shape or not a knee to the head will hurt ya.
He’s just too arrogant. I started to dislike him when he started singing after he defeated burkman. Add to that the fact that he refused a fight with Jon Fitch because he thought Alves was gonna be easier, that’s karma biting you in the ass Karo. And I hate his punk little cousin too, Manny Gamburyan, another piece of crap
How can anybody hate Karo? He is so humble and respectfull.
what makes him humble and respectful? he’s always cursing and always has an attitude problem. didn’t you see TUF show? he blew up on Nate Diaz for nothin and sayin “oh you came over here interuppted us while im talking to Manny and you gave him shake sayin great fight blah blah blah” and Karo got shoved him and said “get outta here, i’ll kick your ass” then Nate says chill out then Karo got fired up and says “oh you wanna fight punk”? then he went ballistic, i used liked Karo but i didn’t like the way he lashed out on Nate and that when i started to hate him. he’s not the person you thought he is. Karo needs to shove some ritalin up his ass.
I’m pretty sure Haze was being sarcastic there, if not I want some of what he’s smokin’.
I’m personally glad that the ref did stop the fight pre-maturely otherwise this idiot would have even less brain cells than he demonstrated in this interview. And I have a question….what TALENT is he supposedly relying on??? Yes is is VERY talented at ducking better opponents but besides that I haven’t seen anything impressive in the past couple years from this douchebag.
Yes! we know who you are now Karo. You’re way too talented to even fight in the UFC so please retire and find something else that you are also amazing at. Just please don’t make us listen to this shit after getting your clock cleaned. Also…since when do people talk trash about someone who just knocked them out? Dude probably can’t even remember the last person he won against. lol
Has Karo EVER done anything disturbing to anyone? Oh, there was that time he hit Sanchez in the knee with his tooth. That was pretty disturbing!
Seriously. Karo has got good mma skills, but he is simply not a fight-finisher. He really needs to pull it together and get serious. Maybe his loss to Alves will be a blessing for him in the long run.
I thought a loss would make his attitude towards fighting a little better but now its just worse! Hopefully Jackson’s camp will straighten this chump up.
Blah blah blah! Excuses excuses excuses. Will somebody out there please shut this guy up for good! Just be happy Dana called you the Gate Keeper you arrogant lazy pompous ass!
Bro totally bro, totally.
Forget Karo im waiting for the UFC to send me my heavy weight belt,cuz im to talented to fight.lol Karo is a azzclown.i use to really like this guy,but this is madness.how can you say you only lost to Thaigo on paper,b/c i seen you lose on t.v. via vicious ko.lol wtf is he talking bout
It had nothing to do with being burnt out or not being their mentally. Karo is a mental warrior. He didn’t prepare by showing up out of shape and not having a winning strategy going into the fight. In contrast, Alves was fully prepared for EVERYTHING that Karo brought. He trained TD defense wit some olympic Judo guy AND outstruck him like he was supposed to. Anytime you can nuetralize the other guy’s strength AND keep your own offensive stategy going, thats a winning formula (i know easier said than done).
Karo’s striking improved drasticly, he was landing solid shots on Alves, but I think it was the wrong gameplan to go in there and decide to stand and bang with a guy who thats all he does. His signature style is smothering people, and usually wins that way. These days, you can’t just judo throw guys around for 3-5 rounds and expect to win a decision. It may not even go that long. He desperately needs to find ways to end the fight quickly, maybe setting up some easy finishes: mount-gnp, RNC, gulletine etc.
Lastly, he needs to get in shape bady, get chizzled. Start lifting, pack some lean mass, and NO MORE FLABBY SAGGY SH*T. Being out of shape is preventing him from smothering better atheletes like GSP, Diego, & Alves. He’s shorter, so he does have the potential of being stronger & stockier. I really want this guy to start finishing fools quick and get back into contention cuz he was so close YEARS ago.
Karo was looking more like Ricco Rodriguez than Sean Sherk in his fight against Alves. When you’ve got that much excess fat hanging off your body it’s obvious you aren’t taking your training seriously. If Karo spent half as much time working out, lifting weights and doing cardio as he does talking about himself he’d be a world champion by now.
That’s not to say an in shape Karo would beat Thiago Alves. Alves is a beast and is a tough fight for anybody, but at least if Karo were to get beat he’d have no excuses. In sports, nothing is worse than a sore loser. Rather than bitch and complain about it, shut your mouth, train hard and let your actions speak for themselves.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m one of Karo’s biggest fans, but his attitude stinks.
i wanna see karo vs koscheck.
Kos would win.
me too. no matter who won, I’d still be SOOOO happy one of them lost.
AT least one of them would get owned. Better than nothing!!
how come he didn’t sayin anything about Diego for rematch? and why’s he duckin from Fitch? he’s ducking from them cuz he’s afraid of being exposed as a fluke.
Alves is much better then this wimp!
Wow this is the first time everyone in here has ever agreed on something! this is a proud proud day. We should all give ourselves a round of applause and a pat on the back. We should celebrate!
i think chase said it best..and im so happy to hear that theres someone else out there that does not like the diaz brothers. well at least nick ..nate isnt that bad.
Yoshida is going to destroy the fat boy… Karo needs to train more the funny thing is you can see if he’s been training hard and has been on his diet on his stomach…
Congratulations Karo!!! You just brought together the entire site under one opinion! You idiot!
I second that. No reason for me to comment
i fucking hate this guy
Great interview, Karo. When someone is just that much of a douche, it can’t be hidden. I don’t see how the guy can have any fans at all. Besides his inability to finish a fight, he’s got to be the most arrogant asshole ever in MMA. His sense of entitlement is just ludicrous, if a title shot was that important to him he’d do some work to actually earn it, rather than thinking he’d already earned it and ducking people that he saw as a threat. His own worst enemy isn’t his talent, it’s his out of this world ego and arrogance.