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[11 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Impact FC fight results - Barnett, Parisyan, Sokoudjou all winners

Impact FC fight results for Saturday, July 10:
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Josh Barnett defeats Geronimo dos Santos by TKO - Round 1
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou defeats Joaquim Ferreira by TKO (punches) - Round 1
Karo Parisyan defeats Ben Mortimer by submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2
Jeff Monson defeats Ubiratan Lima Marinho via unanimous decision
Tom Waters defeats Jacob Mahony by TKO (punches) - Round 2
Fabio Fernandes defeats Api Hemara by submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1
Thiago “Minu” Meller defeats Jai Bradney by submission (guillotine) - Round 1
Brian Ebersole defeats Carlos Newton via unanimous decision

Fights, Injury »

[10 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Dustin “McLovin” Hazelett steps in for injured Condit, will face Daley at UFC 108

Dustin Hazelett is likely a happy man right now, a change from mere weeks ago. His previously scheduled bout with Karo Parisyan was canceled after Parisyan flaked before the weigh-ins. The fight would have been “McLovin’s” return to action after a year of rehabbing a knee ligament injury/surgery. In the end, Karo was banned from the organization (as his laundry list of excuses and drug problems mounted) and Dustin was paid his show/win money by Dana White and Co. but all the promising welterweight truly wanted was a return to …

MMA Industry, MMA figures »

[10 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Karo Parisyan talks salary with New York Times

The New York Times published a piece this week in which UFC welterweight Karo “The Heat” Parisyan is mentioned as having said he makes approximately $175,000 a year from fight purses and sponsorships combined. Not bad, right?
Karo Parisyan, a top welterweight in the U.F.C. who makes roughly $175,000 a year from fighting and sponsorships, said this would be the first year that his fight purses will outweigh his endorsement dollars. (He added that the reason has more to do with an increase in salary than the current economic downturn, which …