Thiago Alves vs Karo Parisyan

Great fight with 2 top 10 guys imo. This fight can go either way.

I actually think that karo will come in good shape...I just think that alves will be a bit strong...This is such a good card its hard to call most of the fights..

Alves wins. karo has to work his way up back to the top. Fitch gets next title shot.

im rooting for my alves

I like Karo, but he's looked like crap lately. I wouldn't bet on him. But, I wouldn't bet against him, either.

i like alves ,but this is a really great fight.karo out of shape gets crushed.In shape and its a coin toss.The nod for alves, but he will be tossed ugly at some point in the fight.I don't think karo is overrated.I think he doesnt come in 100% all the time and he pays for it.

Used to like Karo alot until he dropped the machismo shitface dialogue on TUF.

"Do you know who I am?"

Is a one way ticket to getting your ass hated on for life.

"I think it's funny how Karo thinks this is an easier fight for him than Fitch."

He is. Seriously, Fitch has already proven that.

"Great fight with 2 top 10 guys imo. This fight can go either way"

Karo's fighting Alves not Fitch. Only 1 top 10 guy in the fight.

Alves is a terrible matchup for Karo - Devastating standup, solid ground game, explosive, very strong and athletic.

I think Alves is going to absolutely punish Karo standing.

Bro...






"Alves wins. karo has to work his way up back to the top. Fitch gets next title shot."

You should let Dana know that Karo has to work his way back up since, Dana has promised Karo a title shot.

Regardless of anyone's feelings on whether Fitch is better than Karo or would beat Karo, Parisyan might make more sense as the next guy to fight for the WW title, regardless of who wins between GSP-Serra.

If it's Serra, then it's a rematch of the titleholder against a guy that dominated him before. Revenge angle, and easy to sell that the challenger could win.

If it's GSP, it's a chance for the challenger to avenge a loss to the champ in a fight from 4 years ago. 2 young, exciting fighters in a great stylistic matchup.

Either way, Karo getting the next shot makes sense from the UFC's perspective (even if some think it's unfair to Jon Fitch).

Yes, it would be unfair to Fitch becuase titleship contentions should be about who deserves it the most, not which fight has the best story. And who cares about the story at this point anyhow, most people wont even remember karo gsp or serra.

And everyone's been watching Fitch win continuously lately so all the casual fans know he's the top contender anyhow. karo hasnt set himself apart from the pack at recently.

In the likely case that GSP wins, i think more people would want to see him fight Fitch over Karo as well. Wouldnt you?

Karo has a big fight of his own in Alves. That winner would be in contention for the next shot without a doubt. Koschek is still up there but needs to beat someone to get back and it aint gonna be Fitch or Swick, he just fought Diego, the Karo/Alves winner would be the best choice in terms of contention though if Fitch were to beat GSP, and Kos beat the karo/alves winner....

Dana has stated that Fitch gets the winner of GSP Serra and Karo gets the winner of that fight.

Karo only has the fight with Alves because he chose to stay active. He could stay on the shelf and wait for his title fight.

"Yes, it would be unfair to Fitch becuase titleship contentions should be about who deserves it the most, not which fight has the best story. And who cares about the story at this point anyhow, most people wont even remember karo gsp or serra.
And everyone's been watching Fitch win continuously lately so all the casual fans know he's the top contender anyhow. karo hasnt set himself apart from the pack at recently.

In the likely case that GSP wins, i think more people would want to see him fight Fitch over Karo as well. Wouldnt you?"

I was just looking at it from the UFC's point of view. IMO, they are the ones who care about the "story" behind the fight. If Serra wins, I would imagine Karo makes the most sense for the next WW title contender due to his prior dominating win. The UFC may not want to headling a PPV with Serra-Fitch. Fitch still isn't a big name to the casual fan.

If GSP wins, I'd personally like to see him fight Fitch next. But I wouldn't complain at all if they put Karo up next.

The UFC runs into big problems if both Fitch and Karo get upset in their next fights.

Depends on who wins the GSP/Serra fight. If GSP somehow wins then they can do GSP/Serra 3 followed by the unification bout with the WEC while building up the next contender.