Armenia’s Karine Gevorgyan makes it to The Ultimate Fighter castSeptember 1, 2017 - 11:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karine Gevorgyan from Armenia has been selected among the cast of The Ultimate Fighter, a popular American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, MMAjunkie reveals. The show is resuming for the 26th season, which will culminate with the crowning of the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion. In an interview, Gevorgyan discussed how she got her start fighting in Armenia, what it’s like to train there, and more. “I got into sports when I was a kid, and my whole family was involved in sports. But as an MMA, I started three years ago,” she said. “Compared to the United States, I can’t say it’s popular in Armenia, I am the only Armenian female fighter there, but lots of men are involved in this type of sports." Despite the anxiety over a different culture and language in the U.S., Gevorgyan says she is happy to have been selected and would be extremely happy to win. The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized contract with the UFC. The series debuted on January 17, 2005, each season features either one or two weight classes in the tournament. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |