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Compounding the problems with Tarverdyan's treatment of women athletes is Ronda Rousey's career success. De Mars didn't shy away from pointing the finger at her own daughter as part of the problem, a public figure that gives Glendale Fight Club a lot of positive exposure.
"We talked about it before and last time she was like, 'Oh, I've got a fight coming up,'" De Mars said. "You only get that pass from me once. Whoever she wants to date, whatever she wants to do in her career, that's her business. But if you're in a situation where you're really causing harm to other people by being used as bait to lure people in there, I think somebody needs to speak out. All I did was say publicly what people have been whispering for years, but no one had the balls to speak up, because Edmond is like that gatekeeper to Ronda. It's just nauseating."
And just to add insult to injury, Rousey's mom pointed out that, outside of her daughter, Tarverdyan doesn't exactly have a track record as a great coach. "People actually do worse, but he keeps telling them how great they are, how great they're doing and they stay there. It's pathetic."
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http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/10/1...ctful-mma-news
MMA commentators calling out her coach before the fight:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/11/1...-lucky-man-mma
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I am of the belief that if Ronda Rousey would have walked into any MMA gym in the country she would have became a world champion. I find it difficult to imagine that Rousey wouldn't have been as good, if not better under the tutelage of the likes of Mark Henry, Mike Winklejohn or Duane Ludwig, all of whom have better track records at making grapplers into exceptional strikers.
Did Team Bombsquad make Jon Jones an amazing fighter? No. Some athletes are just bound for greatness, Rousey's judo background and insane athleticism meant that anywhere she went she would be successful. To further back up this claim all you need to do is look back at any one else who Tarverdyan has coached. The likes of Jake Ellenberger, Travis Browne and the Four Horsewomen, all of whom have shown slim to marginal improvements under Tarverdyan.
Some people are just bound for greatness like Ronda Rousey and some are just bound for immense fortune like Tarverdyan. On Saturday night, the greatest female fighter of all-time will earn millions of dollars and her coach will likely receive a substantial cut (or not if his tax returns are to be believed). One thing is for certain, Edmond Tarverdyan can thank his lucky stars that Ronda Rousey walked into his academy.
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and to make this coach situation even more interesting, on November 3rd he filed for bankruptcy, which includes his gym. So
notwithstanding he is the coach and gatekeeper to the biggest draw in MMA, possibly one of the top 3 sports stars on the planet at the moment, he is $700,000 in debt and
has assets of only $3,300? And he lists himself as unemployed earning $0.00 (according to the article).
http://www.mmamania.com/2015/11/3/96...hting-club-mma
Doesn't seem to add up. And anything that caused a distraction to Rousey will be highly scrutinized in the days ahead.