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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 [...]
HyeFighters Make Weight in Armenia – Darchinyan Ready
All 5 HyeFighters, Vic Darchinyan, Agnesse Boza, Azat Hovhannesyan, Gabriel Tolmajyan and Hovhannes Zhamkochyan make weight for ther respective matches in Armenia set for Saturday September 3rd.
Azat Hovhannisyan (Armenia) 55kg 30gr vs Sergei Pasimov (Lithuania) 55kg 25gr.
4-rounds
Gabriel Tolmajian (Glendale, CA via Armenia) 60kg 800gr vs Yevgeni Fedorov (Estonia) 60kg 100gr.
8-rouns
Hovhannes Zhamkochyan (Armenia) 60kg 900gr vs [...]
Historic Bout In Armenia – 5 HyeFighters Headlined By Vic Darchinyan
September 3rd, 2011 will the first time a professional boxing match has taken place in Armenia! To make things even more interesting, this event will be headlined by world champion HyeFighter Vic Darchinyan’s fight against Evans Mbamba for the International Boxing Organization bantamweight title.
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 [...]
Exclusive Interview With HyeFighter David Lemieux
One of the fastest rising stars in boxing today is Canadian HyeFighter David Lemieux. David has been a professional Middleweight boxer since 2007, and since that time he has amassed an incredibly impressive record of 25 Wins with only 1 loss. The impressiveness of this record lies in the fact that 24 of his 25 [...]
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 Vardan Mnatsakanyan to fight at World Ultimate Full Contact championship
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan has signed a contract to fight for WUFC title at 17th WUFC World Ultimate Full Contact championship’s К-1 tournament on August 27 in Viseu, Portugal.
As Mnatskanyan said, he’ll be fighting Portugal’s Luis Neves, Russia’s Rustam Abakarov and Dagestan’s Magomed Gadzhiev in 63 kg weight category, with the first opponent to be determined [...]
Vic Darchinyan Putting On A Fight In Armenia
YEREVAN. – It is very difficult to hold professional boxing fight. It requires a total of $1 million, approval by the International Federation and agreement by the TV channels, Vic Darchinyan, World IBO champion of super flyweight, told at a press conference. The Armenian boxer held 40 professional fights.
Yerevan will hold “Armenia vs. world” professional [...]
HyeFighter Hovhannisyan Gets His Title Shot
Undefeated HyeFighter Artyom Hovhanissyan (14-0, 8 KO’s ) will face Cristobal Cruz (39-12, 23 KO’s ) on August 5th, at Chumash Casino in CA.
Hovhannisyan is coming off an impressive KO win over highly touted prospect Archir Ray Marquez on June 10th.
The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds for IBF International Title in the Lightweight Division [...]
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 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 [...]
HyeFighter Mnatsakanyan In Action On August 13th in Spain
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan will be facing off against Ruben Almeida in a kickboxing match on August 13th, 2011 at the Palau D Esports De Benidorm in Spain.
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 Martirosyan Looking At Other Fights
Undefeated junior middleweight HyeFighter Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (30-0, 19KO’s) is looking to secure a major fight this fall. The WBC’s top rated 154-pounder had his sights set on a Mexican Independence Day show down with Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez but that might not come to fruition any time soon. “Canelo and I would [...]
An Interview with GEORGE BASTRMAJYAN
Promoter of Yusaf Mack also branching out into managing
George Bastrmajyan is a promoter and part owner of Lights Out Promotions, a promotional company based in California that represents boxers and muay thai fighters. Just recently, Bastrmajyan’s boxer Yusaf Mack challenged Tavoris Cloud for the IBF light heavyweight title in St. Louis last weekend. [...]
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 [...]
Welcome Raz Sarkisyan To The HyeFighters Family
The talent pool of Armenian Muay Thai fighters and Kickboxers just gets getting better and better!!
It is our pleasure to introduce a very strong up and coming Kickboxer Razmik “Raz” Sarkisyan (Sarkisjan) to our fans. Raz fights out of the Netherlands and has had a number of Championships and appearances in K1.
We will be following [...]
HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan in Action in Japan on July 18th
It’s Showtime will be teaming up with Japanese kickboxing promotion REBELS for an event to be held on July 18th. The news was recently announced on the REBELS official blog and confirmed by Nightmare of Battle.
The event, which will feature both kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts under the banner of both promotions, is set to [...]
HyeFighters Celebrate Vanes’ And Art’s Victories
HyeFighters, family and friends gathered at Phoenicia restaurant in Glendale to celebrate the victories of Boxers Vanes Martirosyan and Artyom Hovhannisyan on Tuesday night.
The jubilant environment set the stage for us fans and friends to show our appreciation of their hard work and celebrate their spectacular results and wish them luck in their quests for [...]
HyeFighter Art Hovhannisyan Makes Weight, Ready For Battle
HyeFighter Art “Lionheart” Hovhannisyan has made weight and is ready for his Friday night fight LIVE on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Marquez (12-0, 8 KOs), of Albuquerque, N.M., and Armenian-born Art “Lionheart” Hovhannisyan (13-0, 7 KOs), of Glendale, Calif., will clash in an eight-round battle of unbeaten [...]
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.
HyeFighters Wrestling Training
What a training session!!! HyeFighters gathered at SK Golden Boys in North Hollywood CA as they do on every Friday early evening and had a very hard workout session. In attendance this time were, Manny Gamburyan, Gegard Mousasi, Karp Parisyan, Ando Dermenjian, Jared Papazian, Haik Tsaturyan, Roman Mitichyan and 3 time Olympian wrestler for Armenia Martin Berberyan.
HyeFighter Abraham: This fight is everything
HyeFighter Arthur Abraham says he’s well prepared both mentally and physically to defeat reigning WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10PM ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
On being an overwhelming underdog:
This totally makes no difference to me. At the beginning of the tournament [...]
HyeFighter Ovsepyan Fighting On Abraham Undercard
The heater was cranked through the roof at the Goossen Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, Calif. last Saturday as HyeFighter Armen Ovsepyan prepared for his upcoming fight on the Arthur Abraham vs Andre Ward undercard on May 14. Inside the ring, Ovsepyan (10-1, 8 KO’s) brought the sweltering heat himself, training in preparation for his fight against Mexican Arthur Brambila at The Home Depot Center this Saturday.
HyeFighter Darchinyan Responds To Arce Calling Him Out
HyeFighter and Champion
Vic Darchinyan talks about Jorge Arce who challenged him after his victory over Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., to capture the WBO 122 pound title in Las Vegas on Saturday. “I think Jorge Arce must be crazy. He went and challenged me straight after his win. Does he think I am [...]
HyeFighter Arthur Abraham on His Way To The USA
HyeFighter King Arthur Abraham will travel to the US on Sunday morning after the referee row has been resolved. The former Super Six World Boxing Classic Tournament point leader is set to take on WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward in the semi-finals at the Home Depot Center in Carson on May 14. “We are pleased [...]
HyeFighter Hovhannisyan Added To ShowBox On June 10th
The opening bout of Gary Shaw Production’s outstanding “Showdown in the Valley”, a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader broadcast from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on June 10 has been announced. In a battle of unbeaten junior lightweights, Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Archie Ray Marquez will face Glendale, California, via Gyumri, Armenia’s Art [...]
Arthur Abraham Fight MAY be Called Off
Hall-of-Fame Promoter Wilfried Sauerland has postponed King Arthur Abraham’s departure to the USA since Dan Goossen and the Californian Boxing Commission have failed to take action in the row over the officials. In the Super Six World Boxing Classic semi-finals, HyeFighter Arthur Abraham was scheduled to take on WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward at the [...]
All 4 HyeFighters Make Weight
Vic Darchinyan 117.8 vs Yonnhy Perez 117.6
Art Hovhannisyan 138 vs Jose Alfredo Lugo 136.8
Vardan Gasparyan 150.8 vs Trenton Titsworth 144
Azat Hovhannesyan 128.7 vs Juan Reyes 130.6
Training Camp Winding Down For HyeFighter Darchinyan
The week long training of hard sparring at the Glendale Fighting Club has come to an end for HyeFighter Vic Darchinyan. With the fight less than 6 days away, Darchinyan, along with the other HyeFighters on the card (Artyom Hovhanissyan and Azat Hovhanisyan) enjoyed a light day of workouts and some fun.
Saturday morning, again brought [...]
4 HyeFighters in Action On The Same Card On April 23rd
4 HyeFighters will be featured on the April 23rd boxing card at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles. Vic Darchinyan 35(27)-3(1)-1, Artyom Hovhannissyan 12(6)-0(0)-1, Azat Hovhanisyan making is Pro Debut and Vardan Gasparyan 12(6)-2(0)-5 will all be in action!
The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, [...]
HyeFighters Darchinyan and Company putting in Work at GFC
With 10 days remaining for their fight at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles, HyeFighters, Vic Darchinyan, Artyom Hovhannissyan and Azat Hovhanisyan are winding down their training camps and working towards finishing off their last week of hard training. All three HyeFighters will be fighting on the same card April 23rd at the Nokia Center.
The [...]
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan Fighting For World Title in Russia
HyeFighter Vardan Mantsakanyan will be fighting in Russia on April 29th representing Armenian in a World Kickboxing Grand Prix Tournament for the WBKF World Title K-1 Max Rules.
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 [...]
HyeFighters Getting Ready
April 23rd will be a big day for Armenian boxers and fans alike. 3 Armenian Boxers, Vic Darchinyan, Artyom Hovhannissyan and Azat Hovhanissyan will all be fighting on the same card at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on the same night. Each with a story and something to prove.
HyeFighter Vic Darchinyan, will be fighting [...]
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 [...]
HyeFighters Starting Young
Edmond Tarverdyan has done just about everything in the fight game, from fighting, to training, to coaching and even cornering world class athletes. His gym, GFC Fitness in Glendale, CA is a hot spot for every kind of combat sports athlete from all around the world. Edmond is a WBC Muay Thai Champion who now [...]
HyeFighter Abraham Ready For Ward
The Armenian fans will motivate me. That makes this fight more special for me. I will not disappoint them. Arthur Abraham
HyeFighter Kentikian Makes Weight, Ready For Fight
This is an eventful week for HyeFighter Susi Kentikian. After eight months in limbo caused by the termination of the TV contract between ZDF and her – now former – promoter Universum, the WBA/WBO/WIBF flyweight champion (27-0-0) will return to the ring to defend her belts against Ana Arrazola (19-5-3) of Mexico on Saturday 26th [...]
HyeFighter Arthur Abraham Fighting Ward in Los Angeles on May 14
The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals are set to begin. Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Glen Johnson are all one victory from the tournament final en route to 168-pound supremacy. On Saturday, May 14, Ward will defend his WBA super middleweight world title against European superstar HyeFighter Abraham to kick off the [...]
No Rest fpr HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan Back In Action on April 23
Undefeated HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan (29-0 18 KO’s) is focused on winning a world championship in 2011. He took the first step towards that goal by scoring a second round knockout on Saturday night over Bladimir Hernandez (18-5, 16 KO’s). Despite his opponent coming in over 6 pounds over the originally contracted weight, Martirosyan had no [...]
HyeFighter Susi Kentikian Back In Action on March 26
HyeFighter Female flyweight world champion Susi Kentikian returns to the ring on March 26 against Ana Arrazola in a bout that can be seen live and exclusive on www.Bild.de, to defend her WIBF Women’s International Boxing Federation flyweight title, WBA female flyweight title and her WBO female flyweight title. The fight will take place in [...]
HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan in Montreal
Undefeated WBO #1 junior middleweight HyeFighter Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KOs) has arrived in Montreal, Canada, with his coach Edmond Tarverdyan and corner man George Bastermajyan. The 2004 U.S. Olympian is set to face Bladimir Hernandez (18-4, 16 KOs) on Saturday in a fight on the Lucian Bute-Brian Magee undercard at the Bell [...]
HyeFighter Petrosyan Brothers Both Victorious in Milan
HyeFighters Giorgio and Armen Petrosyan both win at the Oktagon 2011 in Milan Italy.
Giorgio fought Alexandre Cosmo in a toe to toe battle that was an amazing display of toughness and technique from both fighters. In the end however, Giorgio was awarded the match on points.
Just like his brother, Armen Petrosyan also won on points [...]
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 Vanes Martirosyan in Back-To-Back Action in March and April
Undefeated WBO #1 rated junior middleweight prospect HyeFighter Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KOs) will be fighting again after his 9 month layoff when he takes on Bladimir Hernandez (18-4, 16KOs) on March 19 on the Lucian Bute-Brian Magee undercard. The bout takes place in Montreal, Quebec, at the Bell Centre. This is [...]
HyeFighter Artur Bernetsyan Fighting On March 26th
HyeFighter Boxer Artur “The Punisher” Bernetsyan (7-0, 2KO’s) who trains at the Glendale Fighting Club is fighting this Saturday, February 26 at Riverside Convention Center. His opponent is Martin Franco(9-1, 8KO’s) from Nevada. Bernetsyan will try to improve his record and stay undefeated, while his opponent will try to win and [...]
5 Future HyeFIghters in Muay Thai Action on March 5th
Save the date: Saturday March 5th 2011 at 6 PM at the COMMERCE CASINO!!!!
5 future HyeFighters will be in Muay Thai action on Saturday march 5th at the Comerce Casino in Los Angeles. Come out and support these young HyeFighters as they come up the ranks. These will be some great fights. You can get [...]
HyeFighter Darchinyan Set to Fight in Los Angeles on April 23
A press conference was held today in Los Angele to announce that Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his IBF bantamweight world championship against undefeated rising star Abner Mares, who defends his WBC Silver bantamweight championship in the eagerly awaited finals of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® [...]
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 Arthur Abraham Returns To The Ring on Feb 12th
An interim world title, a European championship and the comeback of HyeFighter King Arthur Abraham – Mülheim an der Ruhr waits for a classic boxing evening on February 12th at the RWE Sporthalle. Abraham will be returning against Stjepan Bozic after a disappointing performance against Carl Froch in the third round of the Super Six [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
HyeFighter Darchinyan Makes Weight, Ready for Fight
The four outstanding, talented athletes who will compete in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All live on SHOWTIME® made weight on their first attempts Friday at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. The exciting, eagerly anticipated two-stage, single-elimination tournament begins tomorrow/Saturday, Dec. 11, on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) at [...]
HyeFighter Gago Drago in K1 Action in Greece
HyeFighter Gago Drago in K1 action in Greece on Saturday December 11th. against Yavuz Kayabas.
HyeFighter Bernetsyan Boxing on the 16th in Irvine
What better way to end a great year of Battle In The Ballroom shows than to give fight fans seven big pro bouts of boxing and mixed martial arts.
It all happens Thursday night, December 16th at the final Irvine Marriott Battle In The Ballroom show of 2010, with the featured bout of the night between [...]
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan Back In K1 Action
Fresh off his championship bout in Armenia, less than 3 weeks ago, HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan is back at home in Valencia, Spain getting ready for his next K1 match on Saturday, September 11th.
HyeFighter Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan at GFC
On December 4, 2010 HyeFighter Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan visited the Glendale Fighting Club in Glendale, CA, where he trained for his upcoming fight against Abner Mares (20-0-1, 13 KOs). A good number of fans and admirers showed up to watch the open workout session where they witnessed Darchinyan’s excellent foot work, speed and [...]
Petrosyan Brothers to Fight Again In January
Two-time K-1 MAX champion and pound-for-pound king HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan has announced an upcoming fight. On Jan. 29, Petrosyan will compete at the Thai Boxe Mania show in Italy. His opponent will be Yohan Lidon, a French Muay Thai champion. Lidon is an extremely busy fighter, with 2 other fights scheduled between [...]
HyeFighter David Lemieux set for Gates in Montreal
After annihilating 23 of 24 opponents, all within the first five rounds, knockout sensation HyeFighter David Lemieux once again headlines tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The opponents have been ratcheting up for the Montreal middleweight who destroyed both Hector Camacho and Elvin Ayala in the opening round in his last two outings.
Seven year [...]
Showtime’s Bantam Weight Tournement Set To Start
Four of the world’s most talented bantamweights participated in a national media conference call to discuss The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All – a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – which begins with two Semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Emerald Queen [...]
HyeFighter Hamlet Petrosyan Set To Challenge Konecny
On Friday evening, reigning European super welterweight champion Lukas Konecny (43-3, 21 KOs) will defend his belt for the first time against HyeFighter Hamlet Petrosyan (29-6, 10 KOs) at the Sparta Prague Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Today both Konecny and Petrosyan weighed in at 154lbs.
Other weights:
Ondrej Pala 240 vs Ergin Solmaz 260
Haxhi Krasniqi 172.6 [...]
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 [...]
HyeFighter Armen Petrosyan In K1 Action in Italy
Two HyeFighters, Armen Petrosyan and Harut Grigorian will be in action in Italy on Saturday night December 4th in K1 Kickboxing at the Janus Fight Night Promotions.
FIGHT CARD
W.A.K.O. World Muay Thai Title Bout
Diego Calzolari VS Namsaknoi
Super Fight (Full Muay Thai rules)
Marco Pique VS Paolo Bellini
Super Fights (K-1 rules)
Armen Petrosyan VS Leroy Kaestner
Mikel Colaj [...]
HyeFighter Vic Darchinyan Trains and Spars at Local Glendale Gym
HyeFighter Vic Darchinyan spent Thanksgiving morning at Main Even Gym in Glendale CA where he trained for his upcoming fight and even made time to spar with a number of the Main Event Gym’s students.
A good number of fans and admirers showed up to watch the open workout session and then they were all treated [...]
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 Sevak Ohanjanian Fighting For Muay Thai Championship
This Sunday HyeFighter, Sevak Ohanjanian, will be fighting in the Championship match on International Fight Showdown (IFS’s) promotion at Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel, in the city of Buena Park, California.
Fight Night is on Sunday November 14, 2010; Door Opens at 12:00 PM and Show begin at 1:00 PM
Location: Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel [...]
K1 History Made by HyeFighter Giorgio Petrosyan
24 year old HyeFighter sensation Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan made history on Monday November 8, 2010 by becoming the first K-1 Max fighter to win the tournament in consecutive years.
Giorgio was born in Armenia and raised in Italy and made 2 nations very proud by once again becoming the baddest K-1 Middleweight in the world. To capture [...]
Custom HyeFighters Medallion Now Available
HyeFighters would like to thank VII AD Designs for creating this exclusive Echmiadzin Octagon Medallion and presenting one to each HyeFighter he meets. Sevan, the proprietor of VII AD designs is making arrangements to ensure ALL HyeFighter’s around the world receive this piece. Look at the album below to see who has already received theirs.
This [...]
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 Bernetsyan Fighting in Vegas on Oct 16th
Roy Englebrecht Promotions will present a fight card at the Silverton Casino & Lodge in Las Vegas on October 16. “I am excited to bring a solid club boxing show to the Silverton,” said promoter Roy Englebrecht. “They have a great 950 seat pavilion that will put each and every fan right on top of [...]
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 Abraham to Fight Froch for the WBC Belt
HyeFighter King Arthur Abraham and Carl “The Cobra” Froch will not only be fighting for a spot in the Super Six World Boxing Classic Semi-Finals when they clash in Helsinki on November 27. Following an appeal from Team Sauerland, the WBC ruled that the vacant WBC Super-Middleweight Title will also be at stake. “That is [...]
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