UFC 123 News: Karo Parisyan Returning and Bringing Back the Heat

When Karo "The Heat" Parisyan (19-5-0, 1 NC) pulled out of a bout against Dustin Hazelett at UFC 106, Dana White tweeted that Karo Parisyan would never again fight for the UFC.

Karo has only fought once since he got the axe from Dana,a submission win in Impact FC, but that may be the only fight recorded in the post-UFC career of "The Heat."

Ariel Helwani, the man widely regarded by many in the MMA Community as the best MMA journalist in the business today, reported around 1:30 p.m. ET today on Fanhouse MMA that Parisyan has been working hard in the past few months to get back in the good graces of the MMA super-titan and its esteemed president.

As a result of this, Parisyan agreed to a three-fight deal in which of course he'll have three fights in the UFC against whoever Joe Silva can line up for him, and that's not even the half of it.

The UFC brass has already lined up an opponent for The Heat at UFC 123 in, who stands at 19-5-0 with one no-contest in his pro career.

His opponent will be Dennis Hallman.

Hallman, who is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Ben Saunders at UFC 117, will definitely bring experience in the cage when the UFC comes to the Palace of Auburn Hills on Nov. 20, with the win over Saunders putting him up to 42-13-2 with one no contest.

The Armenian judoka will have his hands full with an experienced veteran come November, but he will certainly plan to make everyone realize that resigning Karo Parisyan was one of the best moves White ever made.

Ladies and gentlemen, The Heat is back, and he's ready to burn something.