UFC 94 Picks: Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim

This is a tough one to call. When he's healthy and his mind is right, Karo Parisyan is a force. I used to be really impressed by his exceptional Judo and furious pace, but both seem to have dwindled as of late. He's got good submissions, but recently seems obsessed with ineffective ground and pound. And panic attacks? Not exactly a fight-winning trait.

Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim on the other hand has slick submissions and ground and pound of his own. Only he seems more effective at both. Yeah, he gassed pretty badly against Matt Brown, but keep in mind that was while hanging onto his back like a koala the entire first round. He hasn't really been tested against top competition yet, but I'm not sure I'd be calling Karo Parisyan top competition.

THE BOTTOM LINE
I'm going with Dong Hyun Kim on this one. Karo will be his toughest opponent yet by far, but Kim has all the skills Karo has, along with more effective ground and pound. Plus Kim has the hopes and dreams of Korea resting on his shoulders, so that's got to be pretty good motivation too. And Karo? Well he's got panic attacks.