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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 [...]
Sako Chivitchian to fight on TUF Finale on December 4th
After a semifinal finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 12,” Kyle Watson (13-6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) now meets castmate HyeFighter Sako Chivitchian (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at the show’s live finale on Saturday December 4th, 2010.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the fight with sources close to the event.
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale takes place at The Pearl at [...]
HyeFighters WIN in K1 and MMA in Armenia
HyeFighters Gor Harutunian of France (MMA) and Vardan Mnatsakanyan of Spain (K1) both emerge victorious in their title matches at the PROFC Tournament in Armenia which was hosted by the ArmFighting federation of Armenia.
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian won his match against Russian fighter Mikhail Malyutin to capture the first PROFC Lightweight World Championship.
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan of [...]
HyeFighters Fighting in Armenia
On November 21st, the first MMA fight tournament will be held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Team Armfighting (Armenia) will fight against the Serbian Top Team (Serbia) and Peresvet FT (Russia, Rostov-on-Don) will fight against Pro Team Peresvit (Ukraine) in front of an anticipated crowd of thousand people.
Mikhail Malyutin (Russia) and HyeFighter Gor [...]
HyeFighter Parisyan Ready for his UFC Return Fight
It didn’t look like Karo Parisyan would ever fight in the UFC again.
Dana White had said as much on Twitter after Parisyan withdrew last minute from a UFC 106 bout against Dustin Hazelett last November: “Karo Parisyan has f—ed over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!! He will not be fighting saturday or [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi expects Le Banner at “Dynamite!! 2010,” Kyle in 2011 Strikeforce return
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (30-3-1 MMA, 8-0 DREAM, 2-1 SF), who’s won 17 of his past 18 fights during a busy four-year stretch, may have two more bouts on the horizon.
Mousasi, the current DREAM light-heavyweight champion and former Strikeforce title-holder, expects to meet famed kickboxer Jerome Le Banner at December’s DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event, he recently [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the month: September 2010 Gegard Mousasi
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi finishes off Tatsuya Mizuno at 6:10 of the first round to capture the first ever Dream Light Heavyweight title.
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Training at GFC Again
The students at the Glendale Fighting Club were treated to a nice surprise tonight when the Dream Light Heavyweight champion of the world showed up for a training session and helped in instructing the class. Gegard and his brother Gevik worked out with all the students and spent time talking to each and every one [...]
HyeFighter Parisyan vs Hallman Official for UFC 123 in Detroit
A welterweight bout between returning HyeFighter Karo Parisyan (19-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Dennis Hallman (41-13-2 MMA, 1-4 UFC) and a middleweight fight between Gerald Harris (17-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and newcomer Maiquel Falcao (25-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) are both official for UFC 123.
UFC 123 takes place Nov. 20 at The Palace of Auburn Hills [...]
HyeFighter Gamburyan Comes Up Short Against Aldo
HyeFighter Gamburyan started off strong with a big right hand, but Aldo looked to get his timing down, while the challenger looked to get to work quickly. Two minutes into the fight, and Aldo seemed content to display his patience. The fans, however, were not thrilled, pleading for some action. In fact, Aldo’s attack [...]
HyeFighter Gamburyan Focused and Ready
Team Anvil is in Colorado, and has been there since the 23rd of September, getting acclimated to the altitude and getting ready for the title fight against Jose Aldo on Thursday the 30th.
HyeFighter Mousasi Wins the Dream Light HeavyWeight Championship
Gegard Mousasi is the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and former Dream middleweight champion, and now he’s the current Dream light heavyweight champion, beating Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 16 to win his second title in Japan’s top MMA promotion.
Although Mizuno held his own on the ground at times, it was a relatively [...]
HyeFighter Jared Papazian Wins 5th In A Row
HyeFighter Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian wins his fifth fight in a row defeating Kana Hyatt at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles via Unanimous Decision.
HyeFighter Mousasi Makes Weight Ready for Title Fight
“HDNet Fights: DREAM 16″ airs LIVE at 11:00 p.m. PT and 2:00 a.m. ET this Friday, September 24, 2010. That is TONIGHT on HDNET if you have it!!!
Meet “The Ultimate Fighter 12″ cast members: HyeFighters Sako Chivitchian and Sevak Magakian
Meet “The Ultimate Fighter 12″ cast: Sako Chivitchian, the latest Armenian prospect
by Steven Marrocco on Sep 21, 2010 at 8:30 pm ET
The impulse that drove “The Ultimate Fighter 12″ competitor Sako Chivitchyan to the working world also prompted him to risk everything for a career in MMA.
Chivitchyan (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a native Armenian and [...]
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Ready For Jose Aldo
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan spoke with HyeFighters.com about his preparation and readiness to fight the fight of his life. The WEC 145lb Title fight against Jose Aldo on September 30th Live on Versus form Colorado.
Listen to what he had to say!!!
HyeFighters Viewing Party For The Ultimate Fighter 12
From the Glendale News Press:
LOS ANGELES — With a live crowd and a taped show at an energetic Capitol City Bar in Los Angeles, Sako Chivichyan and Sevak Magakian knew all the results before they aired for all the world to see.
That certainly didn’t prevent any nerves, though, as the aspiring Glendale [...]
Viewing Party With HyeFIghters Sako & Sevak for UFC’s Ultimate Fighter 12
If you are in the southern California area on Wednesday September 15th, make sure you join cast members Sako Chivitchian and Sevak Magakian, along with other HyeFighters such as Manny Gamburyan, Georgi Karakhanyan, Karen Darabedyan, Roman Mitichyan, Jared Papazian and Eric Bradley at the Capital City Bar located at 1615 N.Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood ,CA [...]
HyeFighter Darabedyan Can’t Secure the W
MMA: Darabedyan takes third straight upset loss in dropping close decision to Straus.
By Grant Gordon, via GlendaleNewsPress.com
GLENDALE — Karen Darabedyan’s recent misfortunes in the cage followed him to Texas on Saturday night.
The Glendale High graduate dropped his third consecutive fight, losing to Daniel Straus at Shark Fights 13 at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, [...]
HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan Wins at Bellator 28
HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan got back on the winning track after winning a hard fought Unanimous Decision over tough opponenet Anthony Leone at the Bellator 28 fights in New Orleans LA.
Fighters touch gloves and Georgi through out a left and a low kick to start. Leone comes back with a wilder one two and clinches with [...]
HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan Makes Weight for Bellator 28
Bellator Fighting Championships today hosted official fighter weigh-ins for Bellator 28, and all 18 event competitors successfully made weight.
HyeFighter Karo Parisyan Welcomed Back to UFC, Offered Dennis Hallman at UFC 123
Less than a year after Dana White tweeted that Karo Parisyan would never fight again in the UFC, “The Heat” has been welcomed back to the organization and offered a fight against Dennis Hallman at UFC 123 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
HyeFighter Gamburyan Happy Being The Underdog Against Aldo
Source: MMAWeekly
Former UFC lightweight and current number one WEC featherweight contender Manvil Gamburyan recently spoke with MMAWeekly.com about earning a title shot against featherweight destroyer Jose Aldo and on relishing the underdog role he has been cast in against Aldo.
Gamburyan joined the UFC’s lightweight division after a stint on the fifth season of The Ultimate [...]
Title Shot For HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan
With 6 weeks left to the WEC 51 event in Broomfield Colorado, HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan is deep into his training camp with one thing on his mind, a victory on September 30th. Team Gamburyan is training hard and utilizing all of the resources available, world class resources. With a “game plan” in hand, Manny, his [...]
Two HyeFighters On The Next Ultimate Fighter Show
Spike TV has announced the cast for this upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter 12, which premieres Sept. 15. – VIDEO BELOW ON BOTTOM OF PAGE:
28 lightweights will compete in a tournament to determine a winner of a six-figure UFC contract. The coaches this season are UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and No. 1 contender [...]
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan in Action At Shark Fights 13 on September 11th in Texas against Marcus Hicks
The biggest card in Shark Fights history just got some additional starpower.
After already announcing four fights for the Sept. 11′s main card, the Texas-based promotion unveiled a near-complete 10-fight lineup that includes a surprisingly deep preliminary card.
Notable additions include Bellator heavyweight Dave Herman (16-2) vs. Aaron Rosa (14-3), WEC vets Karen Darabedyan (9-3) vs. Marcus [...]
HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 28 on Septemeber 9th in New Orleans
Bellator Fighting Championships continues to add to its roster, signing UFC veteran Alvin Robinson to face Bellator standout HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan. The two will meet in a featherweight feature bout at Bellator 28 on Sept. 9 in New Orleans.
Sources close to the bout on Wednesday confirmed the signing to MMAWeekly.com.
Karakhanyan (13-2-1) is one of Bellator’s [...]
Tickets For HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan’s WEC Championship Fight Available on July 31st
Unbeaten at 3-0 since dropping to featherweight last year, HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan (fighting out of Hollywood, Calif.) stunned many observers in April by knocking out former champion Mike Brown. The win earned the Armenian judo practitioner a shot at Aldo, and more importantly, the opportunity to realize a lifelong dream. With a world title in [...]
HyeFighters go 2 for 2 at The Palladium
HyeFighters Haik Tsaturyan and Jared Papzian both get wins at Respect In The Cage’s World War 3 MMA event at the Hollywood Palladium on Staurday night July 24, 2010.
In his second professional fight, Tsaturyan had a rematch with Chris Wolf and the outcome was the same as in his debut. A unanimous decision win. The [...]
All 3 HyeFighters Make Weight
All three HyeFighters, Georgi Karakhanyan, Jared Papazian & Haik Tsaturyan make weight for their “Respect In The Cage” MMA fights on Saturday night July 24th at the Hollywood Palladium.
HyeFighter Mousasi vs Mizuno for The DREAM LHW Championship
As expected the Japanese-based DREAM organization returns Sept. 25 for DREAM.16.
The event takes place at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, and airs in North America on HDNet.
No fighters have been announced for the card, but as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported, both lightweight champ Shinya Aoki and UFC vet Caol Uno are expected to [...]
Bellator announces Karakhanyan vs Skelly for Sept 9
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that Bellator 28 will be broadcasting from the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in downtown New Orleans on Thursday, Sept. 9th.
The show marks the first time that a major MMA promotion has traveled to New Orleans in nearly 10 years. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m.
The [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi Looking to Finish 2010 With 3 More Fights
After a 31-second dispatching of UFC vet Jake O’Brien at this past weekend’s DREAM.15 event, HyeFighter Mousasi is already itching to get back in action.
Three times, in fact.
“I hope to fight (in Strikeforce) in October,” Mousasi recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I haven’t talked to (Strikeforce CEO) Scott (Coker). I met him in Japan, and [...]
HyeFighter Gamburyan vs Aldo – It’s Official
HyeFighters.com sat down with the number 2 ranked 145 lb MMA fighter in the world, Manny Gamburyan as he told us his title fight against WEC Champion Jose Aldo is officially on for WEC 51 on September 30th in Denver Colorado.
HyeFighter Parisyan Picks Up Win In Australia
In what was intended to be the evening’s co-feature, HyeFighter Karo Parisyan returned to action for the first time since January 2009 and recorded a tougher-than-expected second-round submission win over tougher-than-expected local Ben Mortimer in what was actually the evening’s first fight.
“This was my first fight that I was away from my family, [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi Wins in 31 Seconds of Round 1
It didn’t take long for HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi to get back to his winning ways. 31 seconds in the first round was all it took. Below is a play by play of what happened:
Round 1: O’Brien immediately shoots and Mousasi sprawls. O’Brien grabs one leg and continues to work for the finish. Mousasi grabs [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi’s Fight on HDNET Tonight
TOKYO — Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will not face Gegard Mousasi in the opening round of the Dream light heavyweight grand prix at Dream 15 on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Rodriguez agreed to fill in as a replacement for Jake O’Brien, but Mousasi has instead agreed to face O’Brien, [...]
3 HyeFighters On Same Card
Saturday July 24th will be another one of those unforgettable fight night in Hollywood CA at the Palladium. Not one, not two, but THREE HyeFighters are scheduled to fight at the “Respect In The Cage” MMA fight night.
The three HyeFighters scheduled to fight are, Georgi Karakhanyan, Jared Papazian and Haik Tsaturyan.
If you live in the [...]
Interview With HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi racked up 15 consecutive victories before fighting with Muhammed Lawal in April. In that fight, Mousasi was taken down repeatedly and subjected to a “lay and prey” tactic that robbed him of his title. He lost his Strikeforce belt and this will be his first fight after that loss.
At DREAM.15 on [...]
HyeFighter Karo Parisyan Will Now Take On Ben Mortimer
Impact Fighting Championship (FC) will host it’s first fight in Australia this Saturday 10th July at Brisbane Entertainment Centre for The Uprising 1 event and then will head to Sydney on the 18th July to host The Uprising 2 event at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Due to a training injury, Luis Dutra Jr will no [...]
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi vs. Jake O’Brien completes DREAM.15 light-heavyweight grand prix
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (28-3-1 MMA, 6-0 DREAM) and Jake O’Brien (13-3 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) have verbally agreed to meet at DREAM.15 in the promotion’s scaled-down light-heavyweight grand prix.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the fight Monday morning from sources close to the event, who said that while contracts have not been signed, the bout is expected to be [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the month: June 2010 Araik Margarian
With an incredible KO win in RECORD time of 11 seconds in the 1st round at 100% Fights in Paris France, Araik Margarian has been selected the HyeFighter of the Month for June 2010.
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian’s loss changed to a DRAW
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian loss to David Baron at the 100%-Fight promotion in France on June 19th was such a horrible decision that it has been over turned and declared a draw.
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HyeFighter Araik Margarian Wins in 11 Seconds
It did not take long for HyeFighter Araik Margarian to secure a win on Saturday night at the 100% Fight promotion in Aubervilliers, France on June 19th.
Araik needed only 11 SECONDS to knock out his opponent Walid Seghir with a kick to the head.
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian Loses A Very Close Decision
HyeFighter Gor Harutunian loses a very close decision to David Baron at the 100%-Fight promotion in France.
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan Can’t Get the Win at WEC 49
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan was caught with an armbar from William Kerr at WEC 49 and forced to submit at the 1:20 mark of round 1.
The play by play of the fight is below:
Darabedyan and Kerr clinch up after a brief exchange. Darabedyan gets the takedown but is in trouble when Kerr uses the cage to [...]
HyeFighters Win At the Palladium
HyeFighters Roman Mitichyan and Artur Bernetsyan came away with hard fought wins at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night June 12th, 2010.
HyeFighter Lightweight Art Bernetsyan (3-0) won a four round unanimous decision over wild-swinging Ramon Flores (3-7-1, 1 KO). Although Flores landed the occasional wild hook or cross, the more-polished Bernetsyan controlled the action. All [...]
HyeFighters Bernetsyan & Mitichyan Make Weight
HyeFighters ROman Mitichyan and Artur Benretsyan make weight for their MMA and Boxing bouts on Saturday at eh Hollywood Palladium.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Roman “The Emperor” Mitichyan and rookie boxer Artur “The Punisher” Bernetsyan are set for action in respective bouts tonight at MEZ Sports’ “Pandemonium at the Palladium” at the Hollywood Palladium.
The card [...]
Pride, Honor and an Undying Fighting Spirit: Armenians in MMA
by Sam Nassar Correspondent for the Bleacher Report:
With a past of oppression and sadness in their history, Armenians have shown themselves to have a fighter’s spirit that will not extinguish.
After near annihilation due to Genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks in 1915, the Armenian population had lost 1.5 million brothers and sisters in the slaughter.
With [...]
HyeFighters Mitichyna & Bernetsyan on The Same Card
Saturday June 12, in the heart of Hollywood CA at the Hollywood Palladium another hybrid boxing and MMA card will feature HyeFighters Roman “The Emperor” Mitichyan and Artur “The Punisher” Bernetsyan in MMA and Boxing bouts respectively.
For tickets call: 877-598-8497 or online at livenation.com
HyeFighter Papazian Gets His Redemption
HyeFighter Jarred Papazian’s last fight of 2009 ended in a draw against Ryan Bastianelli. Six months later, Jared was given the opportunity for a rematch against Ryan, which he took with no hesitation.
Friday night, June 4th 2010, Jared walked into the cage at Chumash Casino and made sure the outcome of this rematch would not [...]
HyeFighter ‘Nightmare’ leads off huge month of fights
SIX GLENDALE HYEFIGHTERS SET FOR JUNE BOUTS
Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan will not only be squaring off with “Mean” Joe Greene in the biggest fight of his young career on Saturday night, but the Glendale boxer will also begin quite a stretch of local boxers and mixed martial artists taking to their respective rings and [...]
HYEFIGHTER of the month: May 2010 Ando Dermenjian
With his 1st round submission win at the King Of The West event on May 6th, 2010, HyeFighter Ando Dermenjian has been selected as the HyeFIghter of the month for May 2010.
HyeFighter Karen Grigoryan Loses a Close One
In the Lightweight semi-finals Alexander Sarnavsky defeated HyeFighter Karen Grigoryan via split decision in a very close fight.
HyeFighter Karen Grigoryan fighting at “M-1 Selection: Eastern Europe” lightweight grand prix
In the true class of the entire fight card may lie in the lightweight division as HyeFighter Karen Grigoryan (20-3-1) meets Alexander Sarnavsky (9-0), while Artem Damkovsky (7-3) faces Arsene Ubaidulaev (1-1).
In addition to his mixed martial arts background, Grigoryan also is accomplished in pankration, jiu-jitsu and combat sambo. A six-time M-1 veteran, Grigoryan defeated [...]
HyeFighter Mousasi scheduled for Dream 15 in July
Japan’s largest mixed martial arts promotion is banking on just about every available big gun in its arsenal for July.
Officials for Fighting and Entertainment today announced a Dream 15 line-up that includes four ranked fighters: lightweight champion Shinya Aoki and contender Tatsuya Kawajiri; heavyweight Alistair Overeem and light-heavyweight HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi. Also scheduled for the [...]
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Hoping for King Mo Rematch on New Year’s Eve
HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi, who will likely fight at DREAM.15 in the light heavyweight tournament, expressed an interest in a rematch with Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal during a DREAM press conference Thursday.
An eight-man tournament recently scrapped for May 29′s DREAM.14 has been rescheduled as a four-man competition at DREAM.15. The news was first reported by Sherdog.com. [...]
HyeFighter Karakhanyan Loses Decision
In the evening’s first televised contest former Olympic wrestler Joe Warren displayed the value of a grappling base as his non-stop takedown attack allowed him to earn a victory over Georgi Karakhanyan on the judges’ cards.
Despite Warren’s control of the positioning, it was Karakhanyan who routinely threatened from the bottom. Guillotine chokes, knee-bars, arm-bars – [...]
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Speaks with Aaron Tru
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan speaks with Aaron Tru of MMAPrime.tv about his victory over former WEC Champion Mike Brown as well as his desire to fight Jose Aldo for the Championship.
Manny talks about how he is “not afraid of Aldo” and how he is ready to “put on a clinic” during that fight if and when [...]
HyeFighter Karo Parisyan To Fight In Australia on July 10
HyeFighter Karo “The Heat” Parisyan is moving on with his fight career and will appear at Impact FC in Australia on July 10.
Karo has said that he has agreed to fight Brazilian Luis Dutra Jr. on the card Down Under. MMAjunkie.com reported earlier today that the former UFC welterweight’s potential Strikeforce contract fell through.
“I [haven't] [...]
HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan Loses in Poland
Poland – HyeFighter Grigor Aschugbabjan loses his MMA match in Poland against Daniel Tabera via majority decision. The fight was very close and some in attendance disagreed with the decision.
HyeFighters go four for five at Rage event
Bernetsyan, three others grab victory at Thursday’s King of West card; Avagyan falls in fight of the night.
By Grant Gordon from Glendale News Press
HOLLYWOOD, MAY 6, 2010 — Taking the latest step in what’s quickly becoming a promising career, Glendale boxer Artur Bernetsyan remained undefeated with a dominant knockout win late Thursday night as one [...]
HyeFighters go 4 for 5 at King Of The West’s Rage Against The Ropes Event in Hollywood
What a night it was for the debut of King Of The West promotions’ “Rage Against The Ropes” event in Hollywood CA. The show had BOTH boxing and MMA bouts attended by a sold out crowd who saw 4 out of the 5 HyeFighters win:
Haik Tsaturyan won his professional MMA debut via Unanimous Decision.
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Is HyeFighter Georgi Karakhanyan the Most Dangerous Featherweight in Bellator?
On April 8th, 2010, Georgi Karakhanyan shocked Bellator fans by knocking out the highly skilled Bao Quach, thus advancing to the featherweight semifinals. But will Karakhanyan be able to effectively demonstrate his fighting expertise on the road to current featherweight champ Joe Soto?
For starters, Karakhanyan is 13-1-1. His only loss was by split decision early [...]
HyeFighter Karo Parisyan In Talks With Strikeforce?
According to a report by Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com, Karo Parisyan is currently involved in negotiations with Strikeforce and if the two sides can come to an agreement, the HyeFighter judoka could compete for the organization on their June 16 card in Los Angeles.
Parisyan was let go by the UFC in November amidst a firestorm [...]
HyeFighter Fighter Manny Gamburyan Says the “Genocide” Word That President Obama Is Afraid to Say
International politics made a surprise cameo appearance on a major American Mixed Martial Arts event when winner and Armenian born fighter Manuel Gamburyan audibly said the word “genocide” on the Pay Per View broadcast.
Mixed martial artist Manvel “Manny” Gamburyan dared to publicly say the words that President Barack Obama wouldn’t dare to say today — [...]
Manny Gamburyan WEC48 Pre Fight Video
Manny Gamburyan prepares for his WEC48 Fight on APRIL 24
Special thanks to Shoot Media for this video:
HyeFighters Celebrate Manny’s WEC 48 Victory
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan’s WEC 48 KO win over Mike Brown on April 24th was a very memorable day for all HyeFighters and their fans. About 5 days after this victory, HyeFIghters.com planned a surprise victory party for Manny Gamburyan to show him our appreciation. Here are some pictures and a video clip from this night:
HYEFIGHTER of the month: April 2010 Manny Gamburyan
With the devistating knockout of former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown, HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan has been selected as the HyeFIghter of the month for April 2010.
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Ready For WEC CHamp Jose Aldo
by Steven Marrocco on Apr 30, 2010 at 8:30 pm ET
Nothing would deter Manny Gamburyan.
The WEC featherweight told UFC/WEC matchmaker Joe Silva that WEC 48 opponent Mike Brown would have to put him asleep or break a limb to stop the fight. Short of that, there would be no letup, he said.
Gamburyan (11-4 MMA, 3-0 [...]
Grigor Aschugbabjan
Hyefighter Grigor Aschugbabjan(4-2), originally from Armenia, is the holder of the championship rider federations ISKA belt in Muay Thai and multiple other championships. He is extremely strong, well balanced, and fight with a lot of emotion and heart.
Record 4 – 2 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw)
Wins 4 (T)KOs ( 100 %)
Losses 1 (T)KOs [...]
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Ranked #2 featherweight in The World
As per Sherdog’s world MMA rankings, our very own Manny Gamburyan has been ranked #2 in the world after his victory on Saturday night April 24th:
From Sherdog:
Featherweight
1. Jose Aldo (17-1)
Aldo’s first WEC title defense against Urijah Faber was supposed to be a test of the well-rounded skills of the young Brazilian dynamo. It wound up [...]
HyeFighter Karen Darabedyan vs. Will Kerr added to June’s “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus”
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Apr 26, 2010 at 5:15 pm ET
With the WEC’s first pay-per-view event now in the books, the organization has shifted its attention toward its return to Versus in June.
The newest addition to the recently announced “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” event is a lightweight feature between Karen Darabedyan (9-2 MMA, 1-1 [...]
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan KO’s ex Champ Brown
For as long as HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan has been competing professionally, fans and fellow fighters have raved about his judo skills, explosive takedowns and freakish strength. But following his first-round destruction of former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown, Gamburyan should now get some additional kudos for his striking.
Leading up to the fight – one in [...]
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Training Before Brown Fight
5 days before what may arguably be the biggest fight of his career, Manny Gamburyan, along with George Bastermajyan, made the quick trek from Los Angeles to Sacramento. April 24 is a very important day for all Armenians around the world, and this Saturday it will have even more meaning to Manny Gamburyan and the [...]
HyeFighter Hovik Zakarian Fighitng in France
HyeFighter Hovik Zakarian will be seeing MMA action in France at the cage fighting championships on April 25th.
HyeFighter Manny Gamburyan Fighting on April 24
by Erik Fontanez from Bleacher report:
World Extreme Cagefighting is set to make it’s Pay-Per-View debut this weekend with a stacked card full of exciting fights and explosive fighters.
From bottom to top, the card is something one can get anxious for.
It’s not only the fans that are stoked for this card, but also the fighters.
The [...]
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