Ronda’s mom puts daughter’s coach on the mother of all full blasts
“I think Edmond Tarverdyan 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 Rousey walked in there.”
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s mother, Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, is a formidable human being. The first American to win gold at the world Judo Championship, the now 6th degree Judo black belt is the CEO of 7 Generation Games, and does consulting work in statistics.
And she speaks her mind.
And she is not impressed with Ronda’s head coach, Edmond Tarverdyan.
“I think Edmond is a terrible coach,” she began. “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.”
“And I think it’s bad that he uses her to lure other people in. And the reason I tell everyone – I told Ronda I’m not going to be quiet about it – he’s a bad person, and people should not go there. And if he wants to sue me, that’s an honest opinion.”