{"id":250032,"date":"2017-09-25T07:27:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T14:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=250032"},"modified":"2017-09-25T07:27:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T14:27:50","slug":"edmond-tarverdyan-explains-why-ronda-rousey-didnt-do-any-media-before-ufc-207","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronda-rousey\/edmond-tarverdyan-explains-why-ronda-rousey-didnt-do-any-media-before-ufc-207\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmond Tarverdyan explains why Ronda Rousey didn’t do any media before UFC 207"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in December of 2016, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey<\/a> returned from a lengthy hiatus and attempted to re-capture the title in a scrap with reigning champion Amanda Nunes<\/a>. This attempt, as any fan will remember, went disastrously, as Rousey was brutally beaten down by Nunes in less than a minute.<\/p>\n

In advance of this fight, Rousey participated in almost no media appearances\u2013 an extremely unprecedented thing for a star of her caliber. On the latest episode of The MMA Hour<\/a>, Rousey’s controversial head coach Edmond Tarverdyan<\/a> explained the reasons for her total media blackout in the buildup to UFC 207.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve done too much media and a lot of work,\u201d Tarverdyan explained (h\/t Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com)<\/a>. \u201cSo we decided just to stay away for one fight. I don\u2019t think it was a big deal, just to stay away and focus on the fight. So we could have a different outcome \u2014 and we fell short. It didn\u2019t work, but it didn\u2019t mean we disrespected anybody. It was just a decision to make life easier and just move on like that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cShe wasn\u2019t feeling that good,\u201d Tarverdyan continued. \u201cBody wasn\u2019t keeping up and we had to eliminate a lot of things so she could at least focus on training and make the fight happen somehow. That\u2019s a decision we made. It had to be that way, so I wasn\u2019t surprised [she didn\u2019t do media]. I wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While the fight didn’t go as planned, Tarverdyan is still proud of Rousey’s performance:<\/p>\n

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\u201cNunes is a big puncher and Ronda got caught from the beginning,\u201d Tarverdyan said. \u201cYou saw how fit she was \u2014 she didn\u2019t even go down. Ronda took all those shots and she didn\u2019t take a knee. She was stopped on her feet. She was so fit, she was so strong. That shows she was so strong and she\u2019s not going down from all those big shots that she took. A lot of these girls, whoever took Amanda\u2019s shots, they all went down. And she didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Do you think it’s fair that Ronda Rousey didn’t have to partake in any media obligations ahead of UFC 207?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/25\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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