Karo Parisyan injured, UFC 88 bout scrapped
Just hours before the official weigh-ins for tomorrow night's UFC 88 in Atlanta, a welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Yoshiyuki Yoshida has been scrapped.
The official announcement was made on the UFC's official website, citing a "last-minute back injury" that forced Parisyan to withdraw.
A source close to Parisyan told MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) that the fighter "wasn't in the best of shape,"
but it wasn't clear whether Parisyan's conditioning was a factor in his withdrawal.
Parisyan has been candid with the media in recent weeks about his battle with panic attacks and the effect they have had in his training regimen.
According to UFC.com no replacement will be sought for Parisyan at this time.
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Injured Silva Withdraws from UFC 89
Undefeated light heavyweight Thiago Silva has withdrawn from his Oct. 18 co-headlining bout against
Lyoto Machida at UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” in Birmingham, England.
An American Top Team representative confirmed a report from intheguard.tv, which said Silva sustained a back injury in training. The rep said the decision was made Thursday to pull the dynamic Brazilian striker from the card, and that Silva is expected to be back in play by December.
A replacement for the undefeated Machida (13-0), who shut out former UFC champion Tito Ortiz
with a three-round unanimous decision at UFC 84, has not been named at this time.
