Parisyan praying for redemption in the UFC
Karo Parisyan was interviewed by MMAjunkie.com Radio about his win over local Ben Mortimer at Impact FC in Australia. “Everybody…
Karo Parisyan was interviewed by MMAjunkie.com Radio about his win over local Ben Mortimer at Impact FC in Australia.
“Everybody said no one can hold this guy down; he’s very strong, (and) he hits very hard.”
“This guy would hit me on my shoulder, and I would see stars.”
“I was able to punch, clinch him, wear him out, then go for throws and break him there. It was a pretty tough fight, but I kept up on top and finished him.”
“Think of it this way: I haven’t fought for three years, and I’m in pretty big debt. I’ve got to come back and get the win. I need to get the paycheck. And all this stuff does play a big factor considering everything that happened in the last two years (of) my fighting life. So everything was big anxiety and very, very big pressure on me.”
“I can’t do anything else. I love fighting. I’m not even 28 yet, so I still have a significant amount of time to fight, show the fans what I got, and hopefully get that title wherever it is.”
“You have no idea … what a good thing it was to show people I’m not done. It wasn’t like I was losing my fights, and all of a sudden, I fell off the face of the earth. I had personal problems in my life. I was able to get that all under control. I was able to act professional, train and fight, and come back with a very dominant victory over a dangerous opponent.”
“Dana and I are pretty good friends, and we were very close friends at the time (of the UFC 106 withdrawal). Dana felt kind of betrayed, and he felt really hurt that he did something for me and I just didn’t pay back. But it had nothing to do with Dana or the UFC. The last thing I wanted to do was anything toward them. I don’t s—where I eat.”
“I’m just keeping my fingers crossed and praying that they’ll give me another chance and I can come back and redeem myself.”