MMATORCH
THE TORCH: THE #1 WORLDWIDE BRAND IN COMBAT ENTERTAINMENT COVERAGE - OVER 250 MILLION VIEWS & LISTENS PER YEAR
REREACHING MORE FANS EVERY WEEK THAN ANY OTHER INDEPENDENT SOURCE • VIA THE WEB, MOBILE, PRINT NEWSLETTER, AND ITUNES
HOME | CONTACT USABOUT USFACEBOOKTWITTERLIVECASTPODCASTFREE IPHONE APPFREE AMAZON APPRSS
JUMP TO A LIST OF ARTICLES ABOUT ANY CATEGORY -




GET OUR FREE PHONE APPS FOR IPHONE, IPAD, ANDROID, AND AMAZON: JUST SEARCH "MMATORCH" IN YOUR PHONE'S APP STORE OR MARKETPLACE


MMA News : UFC
UFC NEWS: Karo Parisyan drops out of UFC 106 bout with Dustin Hazelett, Thiago vs. Volkmann move up to main card

Email This Article - Click for Printer-Friendly Page
Or Spread the World Below...
__


Nov 19, 2009 - 7:11:47 PM

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Welterweight Karo Parisyan has dropped out of his UFC 106 bout with Dustin Hazelett two days before the event according to multiple published reports Thursday.

Parisyan told MMAWeekly.com, "There’s a lot of problems going on. They won’t re-license me unless I (expletive) pay them. I had to pay the $32,000 fine in order to fight. I never paid because I never had the money. I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back."

Come back he won't, as UFC President Dana White posted a series of posts on his Twitter accounts regarding the situation. "Karo Parisyan has fucked over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!! He will not be fighting saturday or ever again in the UFC!!...Pulled out of the fight the day before weigh ins again with a laundry list of excuses!!! Let the press ask karo why! Let him explain."

Keith Kizer, Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director, has refuted Parisyan's story as well.

It's not the first time Parisyan's dropped out of a bout at the last minute, as he backed out of a bout with Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 88 at that event's weigh-ins.

For Hazelett, Dana White said that he would be paid both his to show and win bonus money that he was set to make for Saturday's fight, and he'll find himself on another upcoming card in the near future.

With that bout off of the main pay-per-view card on Saturday, one of the undercard bouts has been pulled to the TV card. That bout will be between Paulo Thiago and UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann. The card on Saturday is down to ten fights total, with seven of them guaranteed for television and pay-per-view.

Penick's Analysis: It's yet another in a series of disappointments when it comes to Karo Parisyan. The once highly promising welterweight has become simply a pariah to the UFC, and now he's pissed off Dana White to the point where he won't be coming back. This sucks for the fans and for Dustin Hazelett to lose this fight from Saturday's card, and it sucks even more for the fans who had purchased tickets who have lost yet another scheduled bout, and this one comes only two days before the event. It's highly unfortunate but the UFC will move on and Parisyan is now just on the outside looking in.

Please Recommend This Article at StumbleUpon...



MORE "UFC" ARTICLES
UFC 143 "Diaz vs. Condit" early estimates in around 400K pay-per-view buys
Report: Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz II will not happen, Diaz unable to compete {UPDATED}
QUOTABLES: UFC 145's Jon Jones on former teammate Rashad Evans - "We were never really that close"
Dana White: Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz rematch set after heavily debated UFC 143 decision
$5,000 UFC Twitter bonuses go to 11 fighters, including Champs Anderson Silva and Junior dos Santos
UFC 143: Carlos Condit's trainer Greg Jackson - "To hate a beautiful, technical fight - you're not really a fight fan"


MMATORCH LIVECAST - EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT

ALERT: Every Tuesday night, listen to the MMATorch Livecast from 9-10:30 p.m. ET or listen now to the most recent shows by clicking here. Listen live this coming Tuesday as Jamie Penick, Rich Hansen, and Matt Pelkey discuss the latest MMA happenings. Online listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mmatorch or call into the show at 646-716-8090 to either just listen or participate.


CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING



LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

MMATORCH and USA TODAY
UFC VIDEO PRESENTATION


FEATURED MMATORCH EXCLUSIVES

GREG JACKSON ADDRESSES UFC 143 CRITICS

Greg_Jackson_80_1.jpg
"There's still a large contingent of people, that they just want to see these guys almost die, or the other guy almost die and come back, and sometimes fights are like that. Certainly they are. But sometimes you get technical masterpieces too, and to hate a beautiful, technical fight - you're not really a fight fan...

*CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

AMADI: WHY DIAZ FIGHTS LIKE HE DOES

Staff10Amadi_70_40.jpg
Diaz has a granite chin, possesses perhaps the best recovery in the sport, his pace and conditioning are second to none and he sets records with the volume of his punches almost every time he steps into the cage. Nick Diaz is simply designed to fight the way he fights, and not many other fighters are...

*CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

KOSCHECK EXPLAINS SPLIT FROM AKA

JoshKoscheck_150_5.jpg
"There was a lot of poison going on around there and I'm really disappointed because we had a good thing going. It was a good thing and I think people's egos got in the way. Well, not people just Javier, his ego got in the way, and too many cameras in the gym and him trying to build himself up and his brand, his AKA brand...

*CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

MMATORCH POLL

SEE PREVIOUS POLL RESULTS


10 HOTTEST MMATORCH ARTICLES
UFC 143 ROUNDTABLE: Should the UFC book a Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz rematch this summer?
ENNIS: Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down for UFC 143 - Carlos Condit, Fools/Crybabies, Bad Judging/Officiating, and more
AMADI: Why Nick Diaz Fights the Way He Does, and Why Carlos Condit Was Right to Avoid It
PENICK: UFC 143's Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit - A Round by Round Breakdown of What Actually Happened
PEREZ: The UFC 143 Highlight Reel - The Top 5 stories out of "Diaz vs. Condit" event in Las Vegas
UFC 143 "DIAZ VS. CONDIT" ROUNDTABLE: MMATorch staff and contributors rate and review Super Bowl weekend event
UFC 143 "DIAZ VS. CONDIT" PREVIEW: Penick's breakdown and fight picks for Super Bowl weekend event
UFC 143 ROUNDTABLE: Nick Diaz or Carlos Condit? Who has the better chance at defeating Georges St-Pierre?
PENICK: Notebook 1/30 - Chicago memories, UFC on Fox 2 BTS thoughts, Jon Jones on Evans-Davis and heavyweight aspirations
PENICK: UFC on Fox 2 notebook - In person thoughts from the United Center


ALSO: UFC PPV Reports: Results, analysis, fight ratings of all recent events
LATEST PRO WRESTLING NEWS FROM PWTORCH






HOME | CONTACT USABOUT USFACEBOOKTWITTERLIVECASTPODCASTFREE IPHONE APPFREE AMAZON APPRSS
PART OF THE USA TODAY UFC GROUP | © 2006-2011 TDH Communications Inc. • All rights reserved -- PRIVACY POLICY