Karo Pariyan back in the UFC

Meant to be fighting at UFC 123 against Dennis Hallman after Dana said he would never fight in the UFC again. Then again Dana is not really known for keeping his word. He was cut after pulling out of a fight at the last minute and failing a drug test after the fight with Dong Hyun Kim.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/9/2/1665646/karo-parisyan-to-return-to-the-ufc#storyjump

 

Dana said the same thing about Paul Daley citing the cheap shot Daley threw after the bell. He then goes and signs Jake Shields who was involved in one of the most infamous MMA brawls on live TV. The fact that Nate Diaz was also involved and fights for the UFC apparently doesnt matter.
Dana right now will do anything to freeze out his opposition. Not sure why Karo hasnt ended up in SF though.

 

I think I remember something about money being the problem. Karo was looking to get paid more than Strikeforce thought he was worth, so they ****ed him off.

At least I think that was him.:think

 

OK I was wrong. Apparently Karo just didn't like the deal he was getting.

http://www.cagepotato.com/karo-parisyan-talks-failed-strikeforce-deal-and-ongoing-stress

 

Karo is awesome for sure. I'd love to see him put a nice little toss on GSP. Won't happen tho

 

It already happened in a fight that GSP won very very very clearly!

 

why is he back? ahhh Nate Diaz

 

Good Karo is always in great fights and has been a legitmate top 10 fighter for many years now. Now would be the time to finally make Karo vs Matt Hughes.

 

These days GSP's wrestling is off the chart. Karo won't get him these days.

 

Dana also claimed that Gabe "ice cream cake" Ruediger would never fight in the UFC again after he embarrassed himself on TUF. That didn't stop them from bringing him back after he put together a six fight winning streak against mediocre competition, and Joe Silva has publicly stated that Ruediger is going to get another fight despite being humiliated by Lauzon.

Dana is fickle as ****. If Semtex spends the next 2 to 3 years maintaining a winning record in the minors, I wouldn't be surprised to see him back as well.

 

I wouldnt say Dana is fickle. Shrewd more like. He knows how short the memory of his fans are. So he can play the "righteous" card now and in a few months, years time change his mind because they would have forgotten already.

 

I'm happy to see Parisyan is back. He has a really underrated record.

 

I cant believe you guys are being blinded by this. Karo is a gatekeeper at best now. It would be hard for me to pick him over any top 10 WW.

The only reason Dana is bringing him back is to get a grudge match going against Nate Diaz and build up on what occured in TUF. Dana is pulling one over everyones eyes again. Although I wouldnt say that the fight itself isnt legit because it is. I think Nate ****s Karo up IMHO

 

I really like Karo, underrated fighter in my opinion.

 

I dunno about underrated. We know what he's capable of. But that guys got ALOT of mileage. Like Chimba says he's only a katekeeper now. He would have been better off in SF.