From UFC.com:
“A last-minute back injury has forced welterweight contender Karo Parisyan to withdraw from his UFC 88 bout with Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Saturday’s UFC 88 card (pay-per-view 10pm ET / 7pm PT) will continue with nine bouts.”
Oh well. The welterweight bout was set to be a nice battle between tough Judokas. The precise back injury to “The Heat” is unclear at this time. However, leading up to the fight Parisyan seemed as if this was going to be his opportunity to show his true skills — he was training, searching for redemption and had apparently resolved his problems with “panic attacks.”
September 5th, 2008
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any news which fight will be promted mania?
I wanted 2 see Pellegrino, Tavares anyway !
I’m with ya on that one!
They’re showing Brown/kim according to mma weekly. WTF are they thinking Tavares,Batman will be a much more entertaining fight.
Agree on Batman vs Tavares. That’s actually a competive match up on paper. That being said, Kim has a TON of hype, and this could be seen as a great chance to get him some attention. He’s going to crush Brown.
doesn’t bother me at all…. I thought this was on UFC 89 any way!
I am not at all interested in seeing Matt Brown fight anyone. He is far from a break out star from the last seson of TUF, and most have already forgotten about him. On top of that his record is barely above .500.
lol remember CB Dolloway said in an interview that the whole “Matt Brown is a tough MF” was just a big joke throughout the house and they had laughs over it
Well I guess this is good news to you Karo haters, you guys always cry how Karo is a boring fighter and when he is not fighting you guys cry over it too. Some of you guys cry more than most girls I know. The dude is hurt and now we will miss this fight which i thought he will win. Same thing happened when he had his title shot this is not fear or mental issues, the guy is HURT………… wait till he comes back
it’s not good news to this karo hater. I was looking forward to this fight.
karo’s been saying how he trained like crazy for this fight, never trained as hard, etc. I was looking forward to seeing how he would react if he lost.
Karo can’t catch a break.
it’s not good news for Karo haters we wanted to see him get his ass kicked
I second that will
Karo - is he really hurt? Oh my back…panic attack?
This is crazy he was all pupmed the other day, I will not be ordering this PPV any longer
So you were ordering this card for the Karo fight? You have to be kidding.
lol… we have just met Karo’s number #1 Fan! Who cares about Liddell, Rashad, Hammill or Franklin….lol
Even if KAro’s judo throws are pretty funto watch, I won’t be buying a PPV just ‘coz of Karo. Am I nuts?!?Giving freebies?!?
bummer
is this brand new…how did it happen…must have just happened cause aren’t the weigh-ins already over???
no the weigh-ins are at 4pm eastern. i dont see how karo injured himself at the last minute either unless he had another panic attack and pulled out.
LMAO
he is at the UFC Press Conference….fine.. between the prees conference and the wiegh ins his …not fine.. well maybe he missed a dose of Prozac..WTF.. that has the be world F’n record.. how do you get hurt after you show to fight.. oh man.. I want to more info on this story.. it does’t add up.
PHIL. i agree. i think it is mental.
“Last minute back injury is all it says.”
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=14352
And wasn’t there just a thread yesterday of Karo speaking for 10 minutes saying that he is in the best shape of his life??????????
I dont buy it! He just simply is not mentaly GAME enough to step in their with Yoshida right now! guys that get Knocked out fofr the 1st time after many fights react weird to it at times.
Tell that idiot to go see Dr. Melfi and come get Judo THrown by YOshida-san like a man!
Karo: “DO U KNOW WHO THA’ F*CK I AM”!!!!… Ooh… my back… my back!
no! i know what happened we were back stage when we heard it happen…he was running the tread real quick to make a last minute half pound cut and while he was running someone yelled “thiago’s knee!!” and karo freaked, slipped and broke his back.
lol! i was thinking the same kinda thing.
yeah, i’m sure there’s more to the story…
maybe if he wasn’t such a fatty, he wouldn’t have back problems.
Any details on the injury? Or was it a panic attack and he chickened out? One way or another, Karo will have a hard time to get back in a contender spot.
WTF?! What happened?! Are you kidding me?!
His back finally gave out from the strain of holding up his ego.
ha!
He must have been having PANIC ATTACKS
He knew what Yoshida would have done to him!
A few minutes ago I would have said that was a dumb thing to say, but now I think I have to agree with you. getting Knocked out by Thiago must have done something to him.
I’m demanding a PPV discount…lol
I feel bad for Karo. He’s had some emotional, physical, and mental issues lately……this was a great opportunity to show that he wasn’t getting passed up.
FYI Karo, that was the train passing you by…
His back panicked
Karo is nothing but a priss. he pulled out because he knew he was going to get it handed to him by yoshida. he probly hurt his back giving manvil the anvil…
WTF!? Man this sucks hard, this was yoshida’s coming out event. I heard that there was something wrong with the main card earlier but i figured it was just forum trolls. It’s the week of the fight - you’re not suppose to be doing anything other than light workouts. And if it’s a back problem, he must have had it for a while. I fully blame Karo.
Yeah Diego an upcomer at the time fighting a vet and he still handed karo his ass! Karo has never been great ,, he only had promise of greatness ,,, but you can say that about half the people in JAIL!
They should just dump this guy. There is always some EXCUSE when everyone knows the REASON is that he sucks. Fuck Karo.
i think its a shame. iv’e never liked karo much, but he used to be a damned good fighter, who could hang with anyone. his war with diego sanchez was a classic.
yea this really dose suck I am so disappointed.
I cant beleive this… this was going to be a great fight. Yoshida would have beat Karo.
Yea he would have and I would be owing you some money, but I would still rather pay up then see Karo back out.
Reamember its a back injury.. haha
YEa I think it is more of a case of Wusoutidous.
Dangit, Karo. This is my first live UFC event and I was looking forward to seeing Yoshida do what he does best.
this guy is done…im tired f hearing him cry and telling people he will beat anyone
so many injuries, thiago also pulled his fight with machida due to back injury. I kinda wanted to see machida own him, now it ain’t gonna happen
I know, i had to do a double take on that one. This is not a good day. It’s like UFC 85 part II.
serious?! awwwwwwwwww *&^$*^%)&)&!!
where did you guys read about tiago’s injury i cant find it anywhere
it’s on s.h.e.r.d.o.g (I put dots so I wouldn’t get censured
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This is a good thing for me i didnt want to see them fight =) Now Yoshi can go and whoop some of the other WW’s instead!
Karo should have to pay for all Yoshidas trainers if he is just having another panic attack.
It’s not cheap to prepare for a fight and if Karo really does have mental issues that are preventing him from being a fighter then maybe quit fighting.
I definately agree, do you think the UFC will pay Yoshida anyway? Easy for me to say, but I would.
F*CK KARO! I’m tired of his bullsht and was looking forward to him getting his face beat in.
haha, i cant wait for karo to bitch about this in a week. “what the fuck bro, i fucking got fucking hurt bro, fuck man, i wanted to fucking fight bro.”
WTF? Why is Karo evening doing anything that could hurt himself this close to a fight? Karo is a complete dumbass.
Fatboy probably wasn’t going to make weight. Loser.
There goes my freakin parlay
that fat ass couldn’t make weight.
this is not a big loss.
No shit. I was looking forward to making some dough at those odds Yoshida was at. WHY ARE YOU TRAINING HARD 1-2 DAYS BEFORE THE FIGHT?!
Yeah buddy same here, it would have been a HUGE pay day
I got odds where +225 for Yoshida
That’s just absurd
I knew it! I was waiting for this announcement… the Back issue is the best excuse because impossible for any one to dispute , but can never be proven , just ask all the losers on unemployment!! Karo backed out because he knew he would get his butt handed to him,, he probably panicked attacked all away threw his decsison to chicken out!!
I knew it! last minute my arse,,, fighters dont train hard this close to the fight, usually last week they take it easy,this is just another way for Karo to duck another fighter, I was surprised he took this fight in the first place,, but he put himself in a tuff place with his losses and boring fights ,,, mister ” do you know who I am” will be asking that same very question in the mirror,,, I heard he couldn’t get a hold of his feelings for this fight and felt he was gonna lose from an insider… Once I heard that ..I was waiting for this announcement… the Back issue is the best excuse because impossible for any one to dispute , but can never be proven , just ask all the l@#sers on unemployment!! Karo backed out because he knew he would get his butt handed to him,, panicked attacked all threw his decision …a chicken says what ” Dude do you know who I am ,, “
I knew it! last minute yeah right! fighters dont train hard this close to the fight, usually last week they take it easy. Another way for Karo to duck another fighter, I was surprised he took this fight in the first place, but he put himself in a tuff corner with his losses and boring fights. mister ” do you know who I am” will be asking that same very question in the mirror,I heard he felt like he was gonna lose from an insider. the Back issue is the best excuse because impossible for any one to dispute , but can never be proven ! Karo panicked attacked all threw his decision …a chicken says what ” Dude do you know who I am ,, “
A weak card gets yet, weaker
I seriously hope you’re joking. This is an incredible card. There’s not a single fight tomorrow night that isn’t a great match-up. I guess you’ll be more pumped for Kimbo’s next “fight”, hunh?
I knew it! last minute yeah right! fighters dont train hard the week of the fight, usually leading in to the fight all the hard work is done 2 weeksprior to the feet ant the rest is game planning/conditioning they take it easy. This is another way for Karo to duck another fighter, he put himself in a tuff corner with his losses and boring fights. mister ” do you know who I am” will be asking that very same question in the mirror. I heard he felt like he was gonna lose from an insider. the Back issue is the best excuse because impossible for any one to dispute , but can never be proven ! Karo panicked attacked all threw his decision …a chicken says what ” Dude do you know who I am ,, “
I’m going to take a shot in the dark and guess that you “knew it”, and that fighters don’t train this hard close to a fight. Also that you believe a back excuse is good, because it can’t be disproven
he’s so fat that his back can’t take it..
Apparently, Karo has become spine-less.
Pity they didn’t give Yoshida some other opponent rather than taking him off after all the work he’s put in. Would have been great to see him fight.
yea, i hope Yoshida gets money from the UFC for the training he put in for this fight.
Its too short notice, too bad for Yoshida. I hope they at least give him the show purse.
Plain and simple, Karo “All Talk” Parisyan pussed out. He knew his ass was going down against Yoshida and another loss would have sent him packing to the psychiatric ward. Was really looking forward to seeing him getting spanked!
Yeah thats pretty messed up for yoshida. he trained his @ss off for this fight. and karo supposedly got injured.
Throw Marcus Davis in there with him!!!!!!!
That would be a good one and Marcus is down to fight anyone.
or posibly dustin hazalett
even better.
If the injury is not too severe they should reschedule this for UFC 89 taking the place of Thiago Silva vs Lyoto Macida in UK. I think this is fair for Yushida that probably trained his a$$ off and for Karo which an unfortunate injury took his chance to prove himself. I was really waiting for Karo to dominate this match too bad.
That is a really good idea, actually. Unfortunately for Yoshida, Karo would wimp out again.
Darn! I won’t get to see any of Karo’s exciting Judo throw.
nope now u wont get to see karo get judo thrown.
I feel sorry for Karo i don’t really buy the back injury either but panic attacks are not the easiest things to deal with.
did they say what bout will take place of yoshida??
might be lambert vs mcdonald
you atlanta people got screwed
they already made it officiall…Brown vs Kim will be added to the main card.
karo sucks big donkey balls