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June 16 2007
Parisyan Not Cornering Gamburyan at TUF 5 Finale
Posted by Caleb Newby on 06.16.2007
Also responds to Nate Diaz confrontation…
The Heat is….OFF?!? That’s the word from Karo "The Heat" Parisyan.
The Armenian Judo ace was a guest on the 6/15 edition of Sherdog’s
"Beatdown". The two main topics of discussion were Parisyan’s
exchange of words, and mean glances, with TUF contestant Nate Diaz
and his thoughts on the upcoming Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale. The event
on June 23rd features his cousin, Manny Gamburyan, fighting the afore
mentioned Diaz for claim to the season’s championship.
Parisyan started out by expressing an apology for acting like an
"ass" on the show pertaining to his actions on the Ultimate Fighter.
He said he felt the need to clear the air because of how much he
cares about the sport and the fans. Karo stated he did not see the
show, but that he’s not a bully and meant no harm at any point during
the events leading up to the confrontation’s climax. He admitted he
is a "hot head", part of which he credits to his Armenian blood, and
knows he should have acted more professionally. He said he felt bad
and embarassed, though he did not regret what he did in terms of
standing up to what he perceived as Nate’s disrespectful behavior.
Parisyan also said he has nothing against either Diaz brother.
The conversation shifted into the actual TUF Finale when the show’s
hosts asked if any emotion from the situation had carried over into
Manny’s prepartion for the 6/23 event. Karo’s tone shifted and he
genuinely seemed upset to say he wasn’t going to be able to corner
him. According to "The Heat", Gamburyan’s trainer, Gokor Chivichyan,
told Manny he had to choose one or the other. Parisyan was formerly
trained by Gokor and the two had a falling out. He stated he likely
would not even be at the TUF Finale and fans could expect to see him
cornering Phil Baroni at Strikeforce (against Frank Shamrock).
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