Karo Had Issues With Panic Attacks Before Alves Fight

Submitted by KingLev on August 26, 2008 - 4:48pm.

Karo "The Heat" Parisyan talks to UFC.com about being diagnosed with panic attacks prior to his UFC Fight Night bout with Thiago Alves in April in which he was TKO'd.

“Basically, eight months ago, I was diagnosed with panic attacks,” Parisyan said, admitting that he felt ‘girly’ when the doctor first broke the news. “It’s something I have been trying to deal with. I am trying to keep my head clear.”

“When I first got there (to Colorado), I couldn’t eat or sleep,” Parisyan said. “I just didn’t want to be there. I struggled during camp (with panic attacks) and my conditioning wasn’t there. That Karo that used to come out tenacious was not there.”

Kind of unforunate to see Parisyan having to deal with this medical condition but here's to him keeping things under control and bringing his best to the Octagon.

Having panic attacks can not be good for a fighter these guys need to have nerves of steel. I don;t know if this just started for him but if he has had even the tiniest of symptoms before this then he deserves a lot of credit. With that being said maybe he can focus on his training to help alleviate some of these symptoms.