Tarverdyan suspended, fined $5k by CSAC
Ronda Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan is in hot water with the California State Athletic Commission and today received a suspension and fine.
Ronda Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan is in hot water with the California State Athletic Commission and today received a suspension and fine:
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Edmond Tarverdyan will be back in his fighters’ corners before long.
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) suspended the well-known coach for three months and fined him $5,000 for falsifying his application with regards to a past arrest at a hearing Tuesday. Tarverdyan will also be on probation for three years.
Tarverdyan, known for coaching UFC star Ronda Rousey, was arrested in 2010 on two felony counts of identity theft and one count of resisting arrest. The coach, who trains fighters out of Glendale Fighting Club in Los Angeles County, put down a “no” on his corner’s license application in April 2, 2015 regarding whether he had any criminal offenses. His license was revoked for the violation two weeks ago for the offense.
Half the CSAC fine is for violating the rule for falsifying an application and the other half is for discrediting boxing and/or mixed martial arts. Tarverdyan, 34, will not be able to corner any fighter in any Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) jurisdiction for the next three months.
This isn’t the first time a licensed corner man has been disciplined by an athletic commission, but Taverdayn’s the increased media coverage is attributed to his high profile in MMA and the UFC.
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