Karapet "Karo" Parisyan ( hy, Կարապետ Փարիզյան; born August 28, 1982) is an Armenian-American

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, who last competed in the

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division. A professional MMA competitor since 1999, Parisyan is a former WEC Welterweight Champion and has also competed for the

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, Bellator, and

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Background

Parisyan was born in

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, Armenian SSR (today

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). His family migrated to America when he was six years old. Parisyan started training in judo when he was nine years old under fellow Armenian

Gokor Chivichyan Gokor Chivichyan ( hy, Գոքոր Չիվիչյան; born May 10, 1963) is an Armenian-born American judo, submission grappling, and mixed martial arts instructor. Chivichyan currently trains professional and amateur fighters at the Hayastan MMA A ...

. Parisyan stated that his father began taking him to judo lessons because he beat up on his sisters and judo would be an effective outlet for Parisyan to take out his anger. In a book he published, however, Parisyan wrote that his father introduced him to judo to cure his laziness. By age ten, Parisyan was training his Judo under both Chivichyan and

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Mixed martial arts career

Hayastan Grappling System

For more than thirteen years, Parisyan developed under the Hayastan Grappling System (aka Hayastan Wrestling), a style developed by

and

, which blends elements of

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, Greco-Roman wrestling and

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. Parisyan continued to train at the Hayastan Academy under Gokor and Gene until late 2005. In early 2012, Karo mentioned in an interview that he has returned to the Hayastan Academy.

Judo

Parisyan has six Junior National belts to his credit and competed in the

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Judo trials ahead of the 2004 games in Athens. He wrote that going to the Olympics was his dream and that mixed martial arts was only an outlet for his boredom. During the trials, he received a call from UFC management and was invited to compete. He accepted because he needed money. But after the fight against

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, his ribs needed recovery and he decided to give up on the trials. He lost his first fight to

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by a controversial decision. In an immediate rematch, Parisyan was unable to come out of his corner, and later explained he had been suffering from a stomach virus.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Parisyan made his

debut on September 23, 2003, beating

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. In his next fight, Parisyan fought

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and lost via unanimous decision. During the fight, Parisyan attempted two kimuras, however Parisyan failed to secure them as St-Pierre defended both attempts. Parisyan became the first fighter to go the distance with St-Pierre. He then went on to win the WEC welterweight title, defeating

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. He then returned to the

, where he won consecutive decision victories over

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and

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. Parisyan's next fight was to take place at '' UFC 56: Full Force'', where he would challenge

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Matt Hughes. However, Parysian suffered a

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injury and was forced to pull out.

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took his place. He next fought Nick Thompson at

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and won via submission (strikes) in the first round. Parisyan then fought Diego Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 6. He lost via unanimous decision. The fight was chosen as the 2006 Fight of the Year by ''

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''. Following the loss to Sanchez, Parisyan won three consecutive victories over

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and

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, all via unanimous decision. Parisyan lost via TKO to Thiago Alves at

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in the second round. Alves showed good resistance against Parisyan's grappling offense and finished Parisyan with a knee from the clinch, followed by strikes. Parisyan was scheduled to fight

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at UFC 88: Breakthrough, but a back injury forced him to drop out of the fight right before the weigh-ins. After recovering from his back injury, Parisyan returned at

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on January 31, 2009 in Las Vegas against

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. Parisyan defeated Kim in a controversial split decision. Following the fight, Parisyan tested positive for banned painkillers

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and

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. Parisyan has stated that he has a prescription for the medications due to a severe back / hamstring injury. Parisyan was suspended pending a full hearing in mid-March. On March 17, 2009, the NSAC suspended Parisyan for nine months and ruled his decision victory a "no contest". Parisyan was scheduled to fight

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, but pulled out of the fight on November 19, the day before weigh-ins. UFC President Dana White responded to the situation on his

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stating that Parisyan will "not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC!!" White also stated that he had "a laundry list of excuses." Later that day,

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, a longtime friend and training partner of Parisyan's, divulged to MMA news site Five Ounces Of Pain that Parisyan has been battling an addiction to painkillers dating back to an injury suffered while training for a fight.

Post-UFC

Parisyan entered into talks with

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, looking to continue his mixed martial arts career in the USA, but it proved unsuccessful. Parisyan's return fight took place on July 10, 2010 for Impact FC 1. He was initially scheduled to face Luis Dutra Jr., but Dutra would end up being forced off the card with a torn bicep. Parisyan's new opponent was Ben Mortimer, who Parisyan would go on to defeat via rear-naked choke at 4:18 of the second round.

Return to the UFC

On September 2, 2010, it was announced that Karo would be returning to the UFC. He faced

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in November. Hallman defeated Parisyan via TKO due to punches at 1:47 in the first round. In a discussion with journalist Ariel Helwani following UFC 123, UFC President

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stated he believes Parisyan is through fighting in the UFC.

Independent promotions

Karo fought highly touted Canadian prospect Ryan Ford on May 19, 2011 in the MMA Live 1 show in London, Ontario, Canada. He was able to neutralize Ford's strength and power by applying his takedowns, as it seemed that the first and second rounds were in favor of Parisyan, but was caught in the third round by a vicious knee to the head which resulted in a cut over Karo's left eye that would end the fight via TKO due to a doctor's stoppage. Parisyan fought Jordan Smith on September 14 in Brazil, Amazon Forest Combat 1. After a long hard battle going the distance, Parisyan came up short, losing the fight by split decision. He was expected to fight

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on March 31, 2012, but Menne was forced out of the bout with an injury. Parisyan instead fought Thomas Denny. He won via unanimous decision. Parisyan was scheduled to fight

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in the main event of ShoFIGHT 20 in Springfield, Missouri for the vacant welterweight title on June 16, 2012. However, Bailey was forced off the card due to an injury and replaced by fellow UFC veteran

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. After being stunned by a knee from Gunderson, which resulted in a broken cheek bone, Parisyan was caught in a guillotine choke and lost the fight by submission. Parisyan said after the fight that he tapped due to the pressure on his cheekbone and he wasn't being choked. Parisyan was expected to fight

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in Malmo, Sweden on October 6, 2012 but pulled out of the fight due to personal reasons and was replaced by

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. Parisyan said at the time: "Everyone knows that it has been a rough road for me over the past couple years. I've tried to just refocus myself and get back to throwing people on their heads, but it hasn't been the same. Not to take anything away from my opponent, but my last fight was devastating for me. My manager and I had a long talk, and he set me up with a sports psychologist. At this point, I need to listen to my doctor and refocus on my life -- not fighting. God willing, fighting will be back in my life at some point, but for now I need to only focus on Karo getting back to Karo." Parisyan defeated Tiger Bonds via first round armbar on September 29, 2012 at a Gladiator Challenge event. Parisyan then fought on October 28, 2012 against Edward Darby and won via first round armbar.

Bellator MMA

Parisyan's first Bellator fight was against fellow judoka

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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. In their Bellator bout, Parisyan lost via TKO in the second round. Parisyan was expected to face Fight Master competitor

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, but pulled out due to injury. Parisyan faced

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on April 11, 2014 at

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. He won the fight via knockout in the second round, marking the first KO victory of his MMA career. Parisyan faced Bellator newcomer and former sparring partner

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on July 25, 2014 at

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. He won the fight by TKO in the first round. Parisyan was expected to face

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on October 3, 2014. However, Žaromskis was pulled from the bout to fight at another date. Fernando Gonzalez stepped in as a replacement. 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.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** WEC Welterweight Championship (One time) *

**2006

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vs. Diego Sanchez on August 17

Submission grappling

**Black Belt in Judo under

and

**Judo International Champion (4) **Junior National Champion (6) **Pan American Judo Silver Medalist * Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu **Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu **BJJ National Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...

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, Decision (unanimous) , Reality Submission Fighting 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 18:00 , Belleville, Illinois, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Guido Jennings , Submission (choke) , Kage Kombat 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 6:33 ,

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

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Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Brian Warren , Submission (ankle lock) , Kage Kombat 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:44 ,

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