The Canadian Press has an interview with Karo “The Heat” Parisyan where he discusses his upcoming bout with Ryo Chonan and his opinions of the Diaz brothers.

Parisyan on being called crazy by his opponent Ryo Chonan:

“Well I guess he’ll really find out how crazy I am when I get in the damn cage with him,” Parisyan said of his mixed martial arts opponent Saturday night in Newark, N.J.

In Chonan’s defence, the Japanese fighter prefaced the comment on the UFC website with a compliment.

“He is a strong fighter with good judo skills. I saw him on the show ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and thought he was crazy,”

On the Diaz brothers:

“He tried to show disrespect,” Parisyan explained in an interview. “I guess he had it bottled up inside since I beat his brother (Nate Diaz, at UFC 49 in August 2004). But I don’t take anything from anybody, man, especially freaking Nate Diaz. Give me a freaking break.”

Parisyan explained the beef started when others on Gamburyan’s team got in the way of his coaching his cousin against Matt Wiman by getting in Gamburyan’s ear. Parisyan reckoned it should have been him doing the talking, reasoning no one knew his cousin like he did and no one else could speak Armenian.

Diaz suggested he shut it, according to Parisyan. It may have started as a joke but soon escalated into trash-talking and threats of violence. Parisyan ended up having to be pulled away.

While he doesn’t consider the incident worth revisiting, he still has strong opinions about Nate Diaz.

“He’s a little bitch. Just like his brother.”

Thanks to The Canadian Press.

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