Karen Speaks About his WEC 44 Win
Very insightful look at this newcomer who burst on the WEC scene last month. Karen Darabedyan speaks about his WEC 44 debut against Rob McCullough and what is in store for the future. Karen also clarifies the pronunciation of his name and talks about his career and the sports he has trained in.
Darabedyan with Impressive win at WEC 44
By Grant Gordon / Glendale News Press
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:35 AM PST
LAS VEGAS — It took Karen Darabedyan 15 minutes to introduce himself to the mixed martial arts world.
After three rounds of mostly toe-to-toe battle with former World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough, Darabedyan emerged victorious with a split-decision victory [...]
Fight Path: “Thrilla in Manilla” site helped launch WEC newcomer Karen Darabedyan’s career
by Kyle Nagel on Nov 05, 2009 at 3:05 pm ET
Karen Darabedyan’s engineer father might not have quite imagined the scene when he first enrolled his then-4-year-old son in karate lessons in the family’s Armenian hometown.
About 16 years later, Darabedyan entered Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manilla, Philippines, for his third professional mixed-martial-arts fight.
It [...]
WEC 44 fight card complete with addition of newcomer Karen Darabedyan
by Dann Stupp on Oct 21, 2009 at 7:20 pm ET
With the addition of WEC newcomer Karen Darabedyan (8-1 MMA, 0-0 WEC), the fight card for next month’s WEC 44 event is now complete.
WEC officials today announced the full fight card for the Nov. 18 event, which features a main event between WEC featherweight champion [...]
