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HyeFighter Of The Month: January 2012 – Sevak Magakian

Congratulations to HyeFighter Sevak “The Silverback” Magakian on being named the HyeFighter Of The Month for January 2012 in recognition of his Kimura win in the first minute of the first round during his MMA fight on January 28th against Eddie Mendez.

HyeFighter Mousasi Fighting Kyle On Strikeforce Event

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi will be taking on veteran Mike Kyle at the  “Tate vs. Rousey” Showtime-televised event on March 3, 2012, from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Mousasi is coming off a win against Ovince St Preux on 12/17/11, and Kyle is coming off a win against Marcos Rogerio de Lima on 09/10/11.  To say [...]

HyeFighter Magakian Makes Quick Work Of Garcia

HyeFighter Sevak Magakian makes quick work of Alex Garcia by submitting him in the first round at the California Fight Syndicate’s event in Santa Monica CA.  The fight was a very one sided event and the outcome was never in doubt.

HyeFighter Magakian In Action On The 28th

Former Ultimate fighter cast member, HyeFighter Sevak Magakian is fighting on January 28th against Alex Garcia at the California Fight Syndicate promotion’s event in Santa Monica at the Civic Auditorium.

HyeFighter TPF Champ Karakhanyan To Defend His Belt On March 9th

Featherweight champion HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan has an opponent for his next Tachi Palace Fights title bout.
Georgi Karakhanyan confirmed today withHyeFighters.com (www.HyeFighters.com) that he (17-3-1 MMA, 1-0 TPF) will take on 24-year-old Micah Miller (17-4 MMA, 2-0 TPF), who recently had a short stint on “The Ultimate Fighter 14.”
“TPF 12: Second Coming” takes place March 9 [...]

HyeFighter Karakhanyan To Defend His Belt On March 9th – NOT OFFICIAL

Although it has been reported that HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan is scheduled to defend his title against Micah Miller, we have just spoken with Georgi and he has personally confirmed that as far as he is concerned, the fight is NOT official.  He said he had spoken with the TPF officials about it, however he has [...]

HyeFighter Papazian Very Impressive In UFC Debut

HyeFighter Jared “Jackhammer” Papazian made an unforgetable debut in the UFC tonight, in which his fight could arguable be the “Fight Of The Night”.  Jared went toe-to-toe with Easton, his opponent, and did not back down from anything.  Papazian showed his strength, determination and grit as he pressed forward and banged when he had to, [...]

HyeFighter Papazian Makes Weight For His UFC Debut

By: Alec Talian – HyeFighters Contributing Writer:
Everything is looking up for HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian.   Many are speculating if Papazian will win his debut fight in the UFC on FX tomorrow January 20th against Mike “The hulk” Easton.   Many of Papazian fans say yes, and those for Easton say no, and yet others [...]

Great 2011 Year-end Video From Our Friends At Urartu Productions

Our friends at Urartu Productions put together this great 2011 year end video featuring a lot of the behind the scenes footage as well as some funny bloopers.  You will see, boxers, Vanes Martirosyan, Vic Darchinyan, Art Hovhannisyan, UFC fighter Manny Gamburyan, MMA Women’s phenom Ronda Rousey and Armenian Olympian Martin Berberyan.
Check it out:

HyeFighter Papazian Fighting In The UFC

The UFC’s debut on FX is two weeks away, and Mike Easton was looking for a new opponent. King of the Cage Bantamweight champion, HyeFighter Jared Papazian got the call from the UFC and said why not.
Mike Easton was all set to go against Ken Stone. However, that lasted all of about a day. Stone [...]

HYEFIGHTER of the Month: December 2011 Georgi Karakhanyan

Congratulations to Georgi Karakhanyan for being named the HyeFighter of the month for December 2011 for beating Isaac DeJesus with a triangle choke in the 4:02 minute of the first round of their featherweight championship match at the Tachi Palace Fights 11 Redemption.

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Gets ROBBED AGAIN At UFC 141

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan said he was going to beat Diego Nunes and he did just that on Friday night at UFC 141, however, he was ROBBED again by the HORRIBLE judging!!!! I call BULLSHIT!!!!
The judges seemed to have been watching a soccer match and scoring on kicks only.  Manny was clearly the aggressor and always [...]

HyeFighter Documentary

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Two years ago, we started shooting a documentary about the HyeFighters. We wanted to introduce our phenomenal athletes to the Armenian community and gain their on-going support.  Along the way, we were able to get to know a number [...]

Behind The Scene Video From HyeFighter Mousasi’s Strikeforce fight

Check out some of the cool behind the scenes footage of HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi’s trip to San Diego for his Strikeforce fight against OSP.  Thanks to Marlon Bizzo for the footage:
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HyeFighter Mousasi Works His Way To A Victory

Maybe it was his loss to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, but HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi was determined to show off his improved wrestling against Ovince St-Preux.
The methodology worked well with Mousasi landing several takedowns en route to a unanimous decision win.
It was apparent in the opening moments that St-Preux, who took his biggest step up in [...]

Exclusive Interview With New HyeFighter Champion Georgi Karakhanyan

Our good friends at Urartu Productions bring us another exclusive interview with newly crowned Tachi Palace Fights Champion, HyeFighter Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan.

HyeFighter Karakhanyan WINS The Tachi Fights Featherweight CHAMPIONSHIP

HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan is the NEW Featherweight Champion of Tachi Palace Fights!!!!
Round 1 – Featherweight title fight in the main event. Georgi scores first with the kick. Georgi lands a big head kick, and slips. Isaac comes back with a right hand and a leg kick. Georgi with the high kick again. It’s partially blocked. [...]

Big Month For HyeFighters

Over the course of the next month, UFC’s Manny Gamburyan, Strikeforce’s Gegard Mousasi and boxers Vic Darchinyan and David Lemieux will be just some of the participants in fights held throughout Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego, Canada, Germany and Spain.

HyeFighter Gamburyan Talks About His Dislike For Nunes

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan gave us this exclusive interview where he discussed the reasons for his dislike of Diego Nunes, his opponent for the UFC 141 on December 30th of this year.  According to Manny, he is more motivated than ever and this fight will be personal!!!
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Interview With HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan On His Upcoming Title Fight

It was just the end of another training session on Wednesday afternoon, the last hard sparring session of fight camp before the big fight on December 2. The fighter who was in the shark tank was none other than 145lbs. Bellator veteran and top contender for the Tachi Palace Fights featherweight title, “Insane” Georgi Karakhanyan [...]

HyeFighter Karakhanyan Ready For His Title Shot

HyeFighter Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan is anxiousely waiting for December 2nd so that he can fight for, and win, his first MMA Championship title.  And we, at HyeFighters.com believe this will be the first of many to come for this talented young fighter.
The December 2nd date for HyeFighter Katrakhanyan, will match him against Isaac DeJesus of [...]

Nunes Starts Trash Talking Towards Gamburyan

With the Gamburyan, Nunes fight about a month and a half away, Nunes has started an unprovoked trash talking campaign against his opponent HyeFighter Gamburyan which even crosses racial lines.  Some of the things that he has said are completely off base and simply childish.
When asked about his expectations for the fight, Nunes said “I [...]

HyeFighters Magakian and Tsaturyan Both Win In Burbank

HyeFighters Sevak Magakian and Haik Tsaturyan both emerge victorious at National Fight Alliance’s “Valley Invasion” show in Burbank CA.
The local crowd was filled with HyeFighter supporters and made for an exciting and loud time whenever HyeFighters were in the cage.
The night started out with HyeFighter Haik Tsaturyan taking on Octavio Morales.  Although this match went [...]

2 HyeFighters On Same MMA Card In Burbank

by MANOUK AKOPYAN
This Saturday, a pair of HyeFighters (MMA) mixed martial artists will enter the cage in Burbank, California in a promotion titled “Valley Invasion.”
Former UFC “The Ultimate Fighter” contender Sevak “The Silverback” Magakian (8-3), who has recovered from a two-year injury, will make his long-awaited return to the cage against Dave Gardner in the [...]

HyeFighter Gamburyan Featured In UFC Undisputed 3 Video Game

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan will be featured as one of the featherweights in the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 video game.
Gamburyan started out in the UFC by appearing on the Ultimate Fighter reality series where he went all the way to the finals where he fought against Nate Diaz.  He was wining that fight and on his [...]

HyeFighter Papazian On The Rise

Jared Papazian (14-6) is a name you should remember. Currently the King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion, many consider the hungry young combatant to be the most talented 135er competing outside the UFC.

HyeFighter Darpinyan Victoriuos In Holland

HyeFighter Hrach Darpinyan gets back on the wining track by beating Santana Ou in Holland at the BoW 9 – Battle of Wormer event on October 9th.
Darpinyan stopped his opponent in the 2nd round via TKO.

3 HyeFighters Fighting In Burbank, CA On October 29th

Save the date: October 29, 2011 – 3 HyeFighters on the same card in Burbank CA.
King Of The Cage 135 pound Champion HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian is the 3rd HyeFighter added to Alberto Crane’s National Fight Alliance MMA Promotion “Valley Invasion” which will take place in Burbank California on October 29th.
Papazian, is coming off [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight Perux On Dec 17

Ovince St. Preux and his management team asked to fight HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi last month, and Mousasi recently said he’d be cool with that. Strikeforce has apparently booked the fight for their yet-unannounced December 17th event, according to a report by MMA Junkie.
OSP has looked quite impressive lately, rattling off five straight wins in Strikeforce [...]

2 HyeFighters Fighting in Burbank On October 29th

Alberto Crane’s National Fight Alliance MMA Promotion will be holding it’s next professional MMA fights in Burbank California on October 29th, and will feature 2 HyeFighters.  Headlining the show will be UFC veterna HyeFighter Sevak Magakian and Haik Tsaturyan will also be featured on the card.
Come out and support our HyeFighters!!!!

Location: Burbank Marriott Convention Center
Time: [...]

Interview With HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi learned a lesson in his April draw against Keith Jardine, and he applied it in his July win over Hiroshi Izumi.

HyeFighter Papazian Successfully Defends His Title

HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian was successfull in his first title defense against previously undefeated Marvin Garcia at San Manuel Casino on Thursday, September 15th. The two combatants put on an amazing performance, and at the end, it was the HyeFighter who had his arm raised in victory.
Here is a play by play of the [...]

HyeFighter Papazian Ready For Title Defense Tonight

King of the Cage, Inc. and Magnaflow Exhaust products present “First Defense”. The professional MMA card will be held at San Manuel Casino on Thursday, September 15th at 7:30PM. Fans can attend the official weigh-ins the night prior at 7:30pm in the Tukut Lounge.
MMA fans are in for a treat, as newly crowned champion, HyeFighter [...]

HyeFighter Parisyan Comes Up Short in Brazil

HyeFighter Karo Parisyan came up a little short in Brazil in his fight against Jordan Smith. The action packed fight saw Parisyan lose via split decision. The play by play is below.

HyeFighter Karakhanyan to Fight for The Vacant Tachi 145 Belt on Dec. 2

With recently crowned Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Eddie Yagin UFC-bound, officials from the Californian promotion revealed Monday that Bellator veteran and HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan will take on former champ Isaac DeJesus for the now-vacant 145-pound strap.
“It took some time and a lot of work, but we are very happy with this fight,” Tachi Palace [...]

HyeFighter Papazian Ready For His First Title Defense

There weren’t many who thought HyeFighter Jared Papazian (13-6) would win when he stepped into the cage this past June and challenged then champion Abel Cullum (18-5) for the King of the Cage Flyweight Championship. But while Papazian walked in as the underdog he walked out with title gold and the gratification of knowing that [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Talks About the UFC and Getting His Strikeforce Title Back

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi says he’s “definitely” intrigued by the possibility of a move to the UFC, but he also plans on getting his Strikeforce light heavyweight title back first.
“If you’re the Strikeforce champion, then you have a lot more possibilities,” Mousasi said on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “I still have a contract with [...]

HyeFighter Parisyan Ready To Battle In Rio

It’s been a long road for HyeFighter Karo Parisyan. After public battles with anxiety and pain killer addiction the judoka says he’s finally escaped the demons that once crippled him. As he readies for a bout against Jordan Smith at Amazon Forest Combat, Parisyan spoke to MMA Nation about his past, present, and what he [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Slated for Dec 17th Fight in The US

Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (31-3-2 MMA, 2-1 SF) is again returning to the states in hopes of leaving under better circumstances this time around.
The Armenian fighter has been targeted to fight on an as-yet-unannounced Strikeforce card set for Dec. 17, a source close to the fighter confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). An [...]

Injured HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan out of UFC 135 fight with Diego Nunes

An injured shoulder has forced HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan (11-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) out of next month’s UFC 135 event, the fighter announced via Twitter and confirmed to HyeFighters.com (video coming soon).
His opponent, featherweight Diego Nunes (16-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), now awaits a replacement.
UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Denver’s Pepsi Center.
“I hurt my shoulder [...]

HyeFighter Karo Parisyan To Fight Against Jordan Smith In Brazil

former-UFC standout HyeFighter Karo “The Heat” Parisyan (19-7) will be returning to the cage on September 14th. “The Heat” will be facing Jordan Smith (15-2-1) at the first event of newly christened promotion, Amazon Forest Combat, in Brazil.
Parisyan was last featured at May’s MMA Live 1 card against Canadian fighter Ryan Ford, where he lost [...]

HyeFighter Gor Harutunian On The Rise

Proud Armenian HyeFighter Gor Harutunian already holds a notable title in a foreign promotion at a young age. In November, the seven-time French freestyle wrestling champion defeated 26-fight veteran Mikhail Malyutin for the ProFC lightweight crown. The James Schiavo protégé has worked diligently on his boxing and is starting to develop Dan Henderson-like power in [...]

HYEFIGHTER of the Month: July 2011 Gegard Mousasi

Congratulations to HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi for being named the HyeFighter of the month for July 2011 in recognition of his TKO of Hiroshi Izumi at 3:29 of the 1st round at Dream 17 in Japan to successfully defend his Light Heavyweight Championship

Armenia vs Iran MMA Fights in Armenia

An 11 fight MMA card featuring Armenian fighters against Iranian fighters will take place in Armenia at the Hamalir Club on July 30th.

HyeFighter Gamburyan To Face Off Against Diego Nunes On UFC 135 In Denver

It’s official, HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan (11-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) faces Diego Nunes (16-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 135 which takes place on Sept. 24 at Denver’s Pepsi Center.  A title fight between light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson headlines the pay-per-view main card.
It’s not yet clear if Gamburyan vs Nunes  will factor [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Defends His Title By TKO In The 1st Round

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi defends his Dream Lightheavy weight championship by beating Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo Hiroshi Izumi via TKO at 3:29 of the first round.  Below is the play-by-play from the fight, and below that check out the gallery of pictures which include some exclusive behind the scenes pictures:
Round 1:
Izumi takes the first swipe [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Ready For Title Defense in Japan

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi, the Dream light-heavyweight champion, always wants to be exciting, but these days he’ll settle for a victory regardless of its entertainment value.
Mousasi’s first defense of his title belt is scheduled for Sunday at Dream 17 in Tokyo, where he’s slated to face undersized light-heavyweight Hiroshi Izumi (4-1). Though his judo resume includes [...]

HyeFighters Give Back To The Community At Gokor’s

On Saturday July 8th, 2011 in North Hollywood at Gokor‘s gym, HyeFighters Manny Gamburyan and Karen Darabedyan along with their long time instructor Gokor Chivichyan put on a seminar to help victims of domestic abuse by showing them some self defense techniques.
The event was well attended and even better received by the attendees who very [...]

HYEFIGHTER of the Month: June 2011 Jared Papazian

Congratulations to HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian for being named the HyeFighter of the month for June 2011 for winning the King Of The Cage Flyweight Championship on June 24th, 2011.

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Gets Robbed in Pitsburgh

Simply put….Griffin gets a GIFT in Pittsburgh. PERIOD!!!! I am not able to see how and why the judges scored the way they did and the referee for that match needs to have his license suspended (not so much for his inaction in the Gamburyan fight, rather his inability to govern an MMA match in [...]

HyeFighter Jared Papzian WINS the King Of The Cage Fly Weight Championship

HyeFighter Jared Papazian is the KOTC Fly Weight Champion

HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian goes five grueling five minute rounds against Abel Cullum in Oklahoma at the King Of The Cage Fly Weight Championship match and wins a very close Unanimous Decision to become the NEW KOTC BANTAM WEIGHT CHAMPION.  All three judges had the match [...]

HyeFighter Jared Papazian In Title Fight This Friday

HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian will get a shot at the King Of The Cage Featherweight Title on Friday June 24th in Oklahoma against Abel Cullum (18-4) of New Mexico in a 145-pound title fight.
Jared has been working and training very hard for this opportunity and will undoubtedly be making us proud.  Friday June 24th [...]

HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan wins via KO in Austria

HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan racks up another victory in his MMA career by knocking out Kalmár István in the 2nd round of their scheduled 3 round match.

HyeFighter Darpinyan WINS In Holland

It did not take long for HyeFighter Hracho Darpinyan to pick up another win in his MMA career on the night of June 2nd.
Darpinyan fought Johan Romminga of France in a bout that went the distance and had a little bit of everything. At the end however, Darpinyan was the winner via points.Look for [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Set To Face Izumi at Dream 17 on July 16, 2011

DREAM’s first event of 2011 has announced a host of bouts, including two title fights, for DREAM.17 to be held at Ariake Colosseum on July 16.
In title matches, HyeFighter light heavyweight, former DREAM middleweight champion and reigning DREAM light heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi is set to defend his strap against Olympic silver medalist judoka Hiroshi [...]

HyeFighter Karo Parisyan Upset Over TKO Decision

HyeFighter Karo Parisyan speaks to HyeFighters.com about his fight against Ryan Ford in Canada and tells us why he is not satisfied with the outcome.  Karo calls out Ryan Ford and challenges him to a rematch anywhere and anytime.

HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabian Has a Contreversial Loss in Poland

Attila Vegh survived a knockdown from HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan before dispatching the Armenian early in the second round with strikes. Though Aschugbabjan waved to the referee, complaining that he was poked in the eye, the referee ruled the strikes to be legal and awarded Vegh his TKO.

Doctor’s Stoppage Ends Fight For HyeFighter Karo Parisyan

Karo is putting on a judo clinic and had dominant position for most of that round.

Exclusive Interview With HyeFighter Karo Parisyan

HyeFighter Karo Parisyan talks about his comeback and what he has gone through in the past few years with respect to his issues and problems. Karo Also talks about his upcoming fight on May 19th in Canada against Ryan Ford.
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HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan Wins in 1 Minute

Georgi Karakhanyan gets back on the winning track by notching up his 15th win at the Sabobo casino Friday night by submitting his opponents with a triangle choke in 1 minute of the first round.

HyeFighter Mousasi Gets Robed in San Diego

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi’s fight against former UFC champion Keith Jardine had to have been one of the most horrible and pathetic examples of judging/scoring a fight.  Mousasi CLEARLY won the fight PERIOD.  Aggression,  Dominant Position, Ring Control, Striking and to put it bluntly, beat the living crap out of Keith Jardine.  However, because Jardine had [...]

HyeFighter Parisyan Back on May 19th!!!

A welterweight bout between HyeFighter Karo Parisyan and Ryan Ford will likely be part of Jones Entertainment Group’s “MMA Live 1” event, set to take place May 19 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada.
While still awaiting commission approval, a source close to the event has confirmed to Sherdog.com that the matchup is [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Now Fighting Jardine on the 9th

UFC veteran Keith Jardine will fill in for the injured Mike Kyle to face Dream light heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi at April 9’s Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley.”
News of Kyle’s broken right hand came to light earlier in the week, and Showtime broadcaster Mauro Ranallo announced the new pairing during the network’s broadcast of Strikeforce [...]

HyeFighter Hovik Zakarian Wins in Germany

HyeFighter Hovik Zakarian of France disposes of Mona Frederick in 40 seconds of the first round via a triangle choke in MMA action in Germany.

HyeFighter Karakhanyan Stopped at Bellator 37

HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan’s fight at Bellator 37 against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire did not turn out the way we had all hoped.  Georgi was stopped via TKO in the 3rd round after getting caught with a left hook from Friere who immediately went to ground and pound mode until the referee stopped the fight.
We spoke with [...]

It’s Official HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight in San Diego on April 9th

San Diego, CA April 9th at the VALLEY VIEW CASINO CENTER is where HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi will be making his return to Strikeforce and fighting against Mike “MAK” Kyle (18-8-1).  THis fight will be televised LIVE on Showtime at 10 PM EST, and tape delayed on the West Coast at 10 PM also.  However, if [...]

HyeFighter Gorgi Karakhanyan Fighting on March 19th

Bellator Fighting Championships will kick off its Season 4 featherweight tournament on March 19, with all four quarterfinal matchups being contested at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla.
HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan will be matched up against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire; Zac George takes on Wilson Reis; Eric Larkin will go against Kenny Foster and [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight on April 9th

April 9, 2011 – That is the next date when HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi will be fighting again in the United States at the Strikeforce event.  Although the date is set, the venue and his opponent has yet to be determined.
There is talk of the event being held in California, or Oklahoma but nothing has been [...]

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Forced To Pull Out of UFC 128

HyeFighters.com has just confirmed with Manny Gamburyan (13-6) that he had to pull out of his scheduled fight against Raphael Assuncao (14-3) at @ UFC 128 on March 19th due to a back injury he suffered during training.
Manny was very disappointed and sounded like he was in a great deal of pain.  During our conversation, [...]

HyeFighter Jared Papazian’s Championship Fight – Watch It Live OnLine

HyeFighter Jared Papazian has made weight and as he says “is ready to SMASH”.
You can watch HyeFighter Jared Papazian’s King Of The Cage Championship fight against Jimmie Rivera tonight on line by clicking the link below.  The Fights start at 7:30, Jared is the 7th fight.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE!!!

HyeFighter Mousasi Looking to get Back in the Cage in April

In a recent call with HyeFighters.com, HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi informed us that he had a fight scheduled against Mike Kyle, that was slated for the Strikeforce March 5th card in Columbus, Ohio which at this point will not take place because Kyle needed more time to recover from his injuries.  As such, Gegard mentioned [...]

HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan Confirmed for Bellator Season 4

Bellator Fighting Championships on Thursday announced the inclusion of HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan in its forthcoming Season 4 featherweight tournament.
Karakhanyan, a Season 2 semi-finalist, joins Eric Larkin, Kenny Foster and Zac George as confirmed participants in the eight-man draw, the winner of which will receive a title shot against reigning Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren.
A Brazilian [...]

HyeFighter Jared Papazian Fighting for the KOTC Title

HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian will be fighting for the King of the Cage featherweight championship on February 3rd at San Manuel against against a very tough opponent Jimmie Rivera. Papazian has put together a record of 10-5 & 1 and is riding a 4 fight win streak.

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Fighting on March 19th in Newark at UFC 128

HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan, has put behind his loss to Jose Aldo, learned from it and is ready to open his training camp on January 17th to prepare for UFC 128 on March 19th in Newark NJ against Raphael Assuncao
UFC 128 takes place March 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and features a light-heavyweight [...]

HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan will return for Bellator’s season-four 145-pound tourney

Bellator Fighting Championships veterans HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan and Wilson Reis will each return to the promotion for the company’s forthcoming season-four featherweight tournament.
MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to both fighters that each has officially signed on for the upcoming bracket, which will determine the first challenger to current champion Joe Warren’s title.
An official announcement [...]

HyeFighter Gamburyan Hopefull For a Fight in March

HyeFighter & “Ultimate Fighter” season five runner-up and former WEC featherweight number one contender, Manny Gamburyan has been speaking about his excitement that he’s returning to the octagon following the absolution of the Las Vegas based promotion, as well as saying he hopes the return comes in March of this year.
Speaking via TheGarv.com, Gamburyan said:
“Life [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Ends 2010 With a K1 Win in Japan Over Fujimoto

In a K-1 rules kickboxing match, DREAM light-heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi kept his kickboxing record unblemished with a unanimous-decision win over K-1 heavyweight champ Kyotaro Fujimoto.
While the bout was closely contested in the opening frame, Mousasi unleashed a devastating right hook in the second that sent Kyotaro crashing to the canvas. The Japanese striker [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi’s Pre Fight Interview

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi talks about his upcoming K1 Rules fight against Kyotaro Fujimoto at Dynamite 2010 Event in Japan on New Years eve 2010.
All fighters competing in Friday’s DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event successfully made weight for the show.
Additionally, officials today announced the bout order for the 15-fight card, which includes three title fights and a [...]

Welcome Hrach Darpinyan to the HyeFighters Family

Hrach Darpinyan is a student of Dutch MMA legend Bob Schreiber and is well known for his brute strength and tremendous stamina.  He is a Light Heavyweight fighter from Armenia who currently lives in Amsterdam and has an MMA record of 5 wins and 2 losses.

HyeFighter Mousasi Confirmed for New Years Eve – For K1 Match

Four additional bouts today were announced for the Dec. 31 DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event.
DREAM Super Hulk tourney winner Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa (47-31-8 MMA, 7-4 DREAM) meets Sengoku fighter Hiroshi Izumi (3-1 MMA, 1-0 DREAM), and featherweight Hideo Tokoro (26-23-1 MMA, 4-6 DREAM) meets former boxer and K-1 vet Kazuhisa Watanabe (0-0 MMA, 0-0 DREAM).
Additionally, notable [...]

Watson Scores Controversial Decision Over HyeFighter Chivitchian

In a battle of TUF season 12 lightweight competitors, Kyle Watson earned a highly debatable unanimous decision over HyeFighter Sako Chivitchian. Chivitchian put constant pressure on Watson and never let the Team GSP fighter get his jiujitsu going on the ground. But apparently Watson landed the cleaner punches and the judges saw it in his [...]