Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has done for judo what Lyoto Machida once did for karate. "Rowdy" -- who is now dropping opponents with her hands -- rose to power on the strength of her ground game and patented armbar.

Much like Karo Parisyan did over 10 years ago.

That's why "The Heat" is surprised to hear this generation of fight fans heap tons of praise on Rousey, who he admits is "great" at just about everything, when it was Parisyan who "brought judo to the table in mixed martial arts."

From his conversation with MMA Junkie:

"Ronda's like a little sister to me, and I give her all the props. She's a great fighter, great person, great judoka. But I don't want people to forget who brought judo to the table in mixed martial arts. No one can deny that I was the one who put judo on the map in this sport. There were a hundred guys carrying the flag for wrestling, a hundred guys for kickboxing and jiu-jitsu, but there was only one guy for judo. I don't care what anyone says about that. They can say I'm cocky and arrogant, but it's the truth. There was only one guy carrying the flag for judo, and that was me."

Out of sight, out of mind.

Unfortunately, Parisyan (23-10) parted ways with UFC in late 2010 and as a result, faded from the limelight. He's got a second chance to make a first impression under the Bellator banner, continuing with his Phil Baroni fight at Bellator 122 on Friday night (July 25, 2014) in Temecula, California.

For more on that fight click here.