Den regerande bantamviktsmästarinnan Ronda Rousey har sedan sin MMA-debut tränat på Glendale Fighting Club tillsammans med hennes nuvarande huvudtränare Edmond Tarverdyan. Relationen mellan Edmond och Ronda har dock inte alltid vart dans på rosor. I en intervju med LatiNation berättar Rondas mor, AnnMaria DeMars, att Edmond vägrade träna Ronda när hon började träna MMA. Anledningen ska ha varit att Edmond inte tränade tjejer. AnnMarie är väldigt kritisk mot Edmond, både som tränare och som människa.
I think Edmond is a terrible coach. And I will say it publicly. I think he’s a terrible coach, and I think he hit the lottery when Ronda walked in there. She was winning before she ever met him. She won 99% of the Judo matches she ever fought in. She had won the Junior Worlds when she was 17. She won a bronze medal in the Olympics. She won a silver medal in the world championship. She was one of the top athletes in the world, when she walked in there. And he wouldn’t even give her the time of day for months. Somebody like that is a terrible coach. And I think she stays there because it like somebody pitches a no hitter when they’re wearing red underwear, so they wear that underwear for every day. And I think it’s superstition, and I would caution everyone from going there.
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