Karen Darabedyan
Armenian martial artist
- Born
- 18 December 1986, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Citizenship
- Armenia
- Sport
- judo, taekwondo
- Occupation
- judoka, boxer, karateka, taekwondo athlete, kickboxer
Karen Darabedyan (Armenian: Կարեն Դարաբեդյան, born December 18, 1986) is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist and the founder of KD MMA Training Center in Glendale, CA. He is best known for fighting in WEC's lightweight division. Darabedyan is a training partner of Karo Parisyan and Manvel Gamburyan. He had a 12-0 amateur boxing record before he began MMA.
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