Coach Edmond Tarverdyan Wants Ronda Rousey To Have One Final Fight Against Cris Cyborg
MMAFighting- Edmond Tarverdyan doesn’t know for sure if Ronda Rousey, his star pupil, will ever fight again. But the coach would like her to step into the Octagon one more time. And he has an ideal opponent in mind. Cris Cyborg.
On Monday, Tarverdyan told Ariel Helwani on the 400th episode of The MMA Hour that Cyborg would be the ideal foe for a Rousey comeback effort — and a winnable fight for the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion. “That’s the one,” Tarverdyan said. “I want that fight. When I trained Ronda, I know Ronda could beat Cyborg. I know that. Cyborg is too slow.”
…and I thought Tex was the most out-of-touch-with-reality person in the world.
After Holly Holm exposed the fact that Ronda Rousey is missing a key skill in the game of mixed martial arts (punching) and Amanda Nunes exposed the fact that Ronda Rousey no longer has the mind for fighting, Edmond “HEAD MOVEMENT” Tarverdyan is still holding out irrational hope that his golden girl could beat Cyborg. I’m at a loss for words. Unless he’s lying or just looking to make some money, this is like, the dumbest thing ever said aloud. Cris Cyborg would absolutely murder Ronda Rousey in unspeakable ways. I don’t even think an athletic commission would be able to sanction that fight. She might even beat the shit out of Ronda’s shitty husband Travis Browne at this point.
He also spoke up about critics pointing out the fact that he’s the worst coach in MMA history and everyone he takes under his wing gets noticeably worse after associating themselves with him. He said “They don’t know shit. I know how to coach.”
To that, I respond with his feedback for Ronda Rousey after Round 1 of the Holly Holm fight, where she got her face caved in…
“Beautiful! Stay nice and patient [and] relax. Breathe, okay? Let’s rinse that mouth, don’t swallow it, rinse it. Champ, beautiful work. Listen to me, all she wants to do is catch you with that left hand and come on top with that hook, okay? We’re feinting, we’re keeping both hands up. We’re feinting — a lot of feints when we’re pressing. We’re stepping ahead. A little bit quicker on the step-ahead. She gets frustrated, okay? Your left hook is massive there. It’s there — right hand, left hook, right hand! And then what you gotta do after you let your hands go, back to defense! Press, feint, press, press!* So we can get her where we want her. Once we get her on the cage … we need her on the cage this round and then we’re going to be good, okay? Beautiful. More discipline, more discipline, please let’s go you’re the champ! Discipline!”
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Beautiful!