Countdown to UFC 71: Josh Burkman vs. Karo Parisyan

Posted on Wed May 23, 2007 at 12:50:12 PM EST in Other Sports
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Josh Burkman is an up-n-comer in the welterweight division but he is going to have his hands full with UFC veteran Karo "The Heat" Parisyan. With a 24-4-0 record under his belt, Parisyan is one of the best fighters to never make it into the championship spotlight but with a victory on Saturday he could become the number one contender for Matt Serra's belt. And you know that Parisyan is just dying to step back into the octagon with Serra again after he defeated the now champ, then chump by unanimous decision at UFC 53. With Diego Sanchez finally losing the first MMA fight of his career, Josh Koscheck is the only welterweight who could challenge for the title shot. But we're getting way ahead of ourselves with all this title talk surrounding Parisyan because Burkman (or as he's known on the streets: "The People's Warrior") is going to be looking to throw a monkey wrench into those plans; after all, he's no greenhorn with an impressive 19-3 record to go along with some mad wrestling skills to combat Parisyan's judo know-how. But in the end, we just can't see Burkman putting out The Heat like white hot superstars Sanchez and Georges St. Pierre did in the past.

Prediction: Parisyan wins by decision

And if things don't work out for Karo then we think we might have found an excellent rebound opponent in one Reggie Warren.

Prediction: Parisyan wins by KO

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[UFC.com]: UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson

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