» Fighter: Karo Parisyan

“McLovin” Dustin Hazelett (15-4) is a fast rising star in the UFC and will be facing KO artist “Semtex” Paul Daley (19-9-2) at UFC 108 tonight. Dustin has made a name for himself by getting awarded three “Submission of the Night” honors coming by way of amazing set ups. Dustin joined myself and Gary Friedman live on MMA Gospel Radio to discuss this fight, his future in the sport and much more.

MMA Gospel Radio (MGR): We are excited to have you on the show. You are on of the biggest up and coming fighters right now. Everyone is talking about Dustin Hazelett. You earned your black belt under Jorge Gurgel, you have three submission of the night honors. People see you as a jiu jitsu guy. Tell me about your stand up game because I know you have been working on it.

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“I’ve tried to help [“The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5)] several times,” UFC President Dana White told MMA Junkie Radio last weekend.

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The first thing UFC welterweight prospect “McLovin” Dustin Hazelett (11-4) told Fighters.com Thursday evening when I called him for comment on his scheduled UFC 106 opponent “The Heat” Karo Parisyan’s (18-5) apparent withdrawal from their fight due to a recurring anxiety disorder was, “I just hope Karo gets the help he needs.”

Read More About UFC 106: As Dustin Hazelett Hopes Karo Parisyan Gets Help, Dana White Cuts The One-Time Title Contender…

The remaining bouts for UFC 106 on November 21 in Las Vegas Nevada are now finalized, the UFC announced today.

Topping the bill is the return of former UFC light heavyweight champion “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) as he is set to face former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (16-4) in a rematch of the 2006 fight that was Griffin’s first loss in the UFC.

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UFC welterweights “Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) and “McLovin’” Dustin Hazelett (15-4) will fight at UFC 106 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas November 21, the UFC officially announced Saturday.

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UFC welterweights “Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) and “McLovin’” Dustin Hazelett (15-4) have agreed to fight at UFC 106 in Las Vegas 21 November, according to MMA Weekly.

And, according to “Mayhem” Jason Miller (22-5) in a forum post, “I’m set to take on Jake Shields for the middleweight championship of the world in Strikeforce.”

Fighters.com was not able to verify either fight.

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Fighters.com’s September Welterweight Rankings was denied a potential breakout match-up in Atlanta 6 September when “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) bailed on his fight versus ninth-ranked “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) with a back injury…or something.

Yoshida has stoppages of Katsuya Inoue (16-6-3) and Akira Kikuchi (16-4); but, few this side of the Pacific (besides you and I) know how impressive that is.

A good showing versus physically and technically tough Parisyan would’ve put him on North American radar too.

Fighters.com has developing information that another anticipated fight, between sixth-ranked “Terror” Matt Serra (9-5) and seventh-ranked Matt Hughes (42-7), is unlikely to ever happen.  More on that as it develops.

Fighters.com’s Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) will fight Fighters.com’s Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-4-1) in Las Vegas 31 January.

Read More About Fighters.com’s September Welterweight Rankings…

Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) told Fighters.com that the difference between he and scheduled opponent “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) is that “Zenko” finishes fights; but, evidently, another difference is that Yoshida starts fights too.  Parisyan bailed Friday morning due to a back injury that must’ve been suffered Thursday night.

This interview is still interesting since the rising 170-pounder hasn’t had much American media exposure.  Meet “Zenko”!

After Fighters.com’s Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) defended his title from then top contender Jon Fitch (17-3) in Minneapolis 9 August, who better to challenge him next than…Fighters.com’s Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-4-1)?

On the gutsy unanimous decision loss, Fitch dropped three ranks to fifth in August’s rankings.  However, to those who’ve called Fitch St. Pierre’s “toughest challenge”, Fighters.com reminds them that sixth-ranked “Terror” Matt Serra (9-5) knocked St. Pierre out in the first round in Houston 7 April, 2007.

In fact, it was obvious in the stand-up exchanges between St. Pierre and Fitch that the 2007 knockout remains in the forefront of St. Pierre’s mind as St. Pierre was more cautious than he had been in previous fights.

But, rather than St. Pierre match-up versus Penn, Fighters.com would rather sanction a title fight between St. Pierre and the winner of the match-up between Fighters.com’s new top contender “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (15-3) and seventh-ranked “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (18-2) to be fought in Chicago 25 October.

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The UFC officially announced three fights Wednesday for its 6 September card in Atlanta:

• a previously reported light heavyweight bout between Fighters.com’s second-ranked middleweight “Ace” Rich Franklin (23-3) and “Hammer” Matt Hamill (4-1);

• a rumoured welterweight bout between tenth-ranked “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) and “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5);

• a middleweight bout between “Hollywood” Dan Henderson (22-7) and “Toquinho” Rousimar Palhares (8-1).

Yoshida, who won his last nine fights, made his UFC debut in May with a 56-second submission over “War Machine” Jon Koppenhaver (5-2).

Parisyan will look to come back from a second-round TKO loss to third-ranked “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (15-3) at Fight Night 13 in April.

Henderson, a former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, was submitted via second-round rear naked choke by UFC and Fighters.com’s Middleweight Champion “Spider” Anderson Silva (22-4) in March.

Palhares is looking for his seventh consecutive win. In May he submitted Ivan Salaverry (13-7) via armbar in round one.