MMA Junkie is reporting that Karo Parisyan has suffered an injury and has withdrawn from his UFC 88 fight:

Just hours before the official weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s UFC 88 in Atlanta, a welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan (18-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been scrapped.

The official announcement was made on the UFC’s official website, citing a “last-minute back injury” that forced Parisyan to withdraw.

A source close to Parisyan told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the fighter “wasn’t in the best of shape,” but it wasn’t clear whether Parisyan’s conditioning was a factor in his withdrawal.

Parisyan has been candid with the media in recent weeks about his battle with panic attacks and the effect they have had in his training regimen.

Initial attempts to contact Parisyan by MMAjunkie.com were unsuccessful.

According to UFC.com no replacement will be sought for Parisyan at this time.

Karo Parisyan injured, out of UFC 88 @ MMA Junkie