Karo Parisyan AMA

Pulling together my questions for the Heat right now

Just like the Hackleman and Bustamonte interviews

Anything that I pull from here, I will include your screen name

Mike

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Oh this should be good.

I have a few questions if you find them decent go for it:

  1. What is his honest take on the direction BJJ is going (the sport, self defense etc)

  2. how difficult was the transition from Judo to MMA, especially ditching the Gi.

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He was also witness or participant to the Rockson Gracie - Many Gamburyan near riot at a BJJ tournament

He wants to give his perspective on it

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Does he know who he is, bro?

But for real looking forward to this one

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How has mma changed from when you started to now? Are you training anyone for mma ? Do you run a school?

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What would of been your game plan against Hughes if you didn’t get injured?

Did anything else happen with DĂ­az off camera during TUF?

How would Ronda do in a return to the UFC?

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One could make the argument that Many and Karo are the ones that made Rhonda a legend

The bond between Many and Rhonda was something special

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I’d like him to give some insight into why every single time he got his hands on GSP and went for a throw or a trip, he ended up on his own back. GSP just looked freakishly strong in that fight and there was nothing Karo could do to him.

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Nice!

Side note for everyone

His father used to bring him across the boarder to the country of Mexico in order to fight

  • He started doing that when Karo was 15
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The Heat was so good in his prime! One of my favorites during his UFC run

Fun as hell fighter. Epic judo for mma. Hope he is doing well, physically and mentally.

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Why didn’t he cut down to 155lbs?

Were there any fights he would’ve loved to have in the UFC? Does he see any fighters today that he feels that matches up good with him in his prime?

Real Name is Karapet

How Did He Feel about A Transition To Bellator ?

Parisyan’s first Bellator fight was against fellow judoka Rick Hawn at Bellator 95. Parisyan and Hawn had faced off twice in judo competitions previously, with Hawn winning both their matches at the Judo U.S. Open.[40] In their Bellator bout, Parisyan lost via TKO in the second round.[41]

Parisyan was expected to face Fight Master competitor Cristiano Souza at Bellator 106, but pulled out due to injury.[42]

Parisyan faced Ron Keslar on April 11, 2014 at Bellator 116. He won the fight via knockout in the second round, marking the first KO victory of his MMA career.[43]

Parisyan faced Bellator newcomer and former sparring partner Phil Baroni on July 25, 2014 at Bellator 122.[44] He won the fight by TKO in the first round.[45]

Parisyan was expected to face Marius Žaromskis at Bellator 127 on October 3, 2014.[46] However, Žaromskis was pulled from the bout to fight at another date. Fernando Gonzalez stepped in as a replacement.[47] Parisyan lost the fight via TKO in the first round. However, Gonzalez later failed a drug test and was subsequently fined and given a one-month suspension.[48]

His fights with Diego and Nick were some of the best, most exciting fights ever in the UFC, not to mention being the most exciting Grappling heavy fights. Who was the tougher match up?

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What do you think of count chocula?

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He beat nick and lost to Diego and got his tooth knocked out, he’ll prob pick Diego, agree those 3 put on some of the best fights

Can you ask about his tuf appearance and what actually happened vs what was shown on tv, when him and nate almost fought

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