Karo Parisyan (18-5) is still rumored to be facing Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida (10-2) at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” in Atlanta which is becoming a stacked card very quickly. We reported this rumor sometime last week but the rumor is getting a bit more persistent and we should be hearing confirmation for this fight soon. This would be Karo's first fight since losing to Thiago Alves at UFN 13 by TKO, a fight which derailed his welterweight championship hopes again. Karo will probably look forward to be getting back on track right away with a win under his belt. His opponent "Zenko" Yoshida is coming off of a win in his Octagon debut over Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver by submission. A fight in which "Zenko" put "The War Machine" on "Power off" by putting him to sleep.*Still rumor and speculation*
"Do you Like Cofee Beans?"Tamdan McCrory (8-1) and Luke Cummo (6-3)have been rumored since last month to be fighting at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, now that fight was officially announced and confirmed. McCrory is coming off a loss to Akihiro Gono by Armbar almost 9 months ago and a long layoff to focus on finishing college before returning to the Octagon. Officially announced*
Another former IFL fighter Andre Gusmao (5-0) will make his Octagon debut at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. Gusmao who was rumored at to fight at UFC 81 has signed with the UFC. Gusmao will make his debut against Tomasz Drwal (14-2) who has not fought since losing to Thiago Silva in a standup battle last year at UFC 75: Champion Vs Champion. Both of these fighters are young and may steal the show in attempting to make a name for themselves in the undercard which as of late has had some great fights. Hopefully if there is another great T/KO or finish we will get to see it as well. Officially announced.
Two more fighters were officially announced yesterday for UFN 14 on July 19. Former IFL stand out Rory Markham (14-4) will face submission expert Brodie Farber (13-3), both fighters will be making their Octagon debuts. This adds another fight to help round out the always growing UFN 14 card that will take place on Spike for free the same night Affliction "Banned" will air on PPV for $39.99.Brad Blackburn (12-9-1) Vs James Giboo (11-2) at UFN 14 according to UFC.com.
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"The 30-year old Giboo (11-2) got his start training with UFC vet Josh Neer, and since his pro debut in 2004, he has made his own name with an aggressive attack that has ended all of his fights in the first or second round by submission or TKO. Not too bad for a school teacher with six college degrees and who is currently working on his Masters in Education Administration."
12-9-1 with 1 no contest as a pro, Blackburn may have the most deceptive record in MMA today. Another IFL veteran, who went 4-2, with 1 no contest in the organization and who holds
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