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Video: Ronda Rousey coach, Edmond Tarverdyan, shuts down Internet critics, explains decision to pass on UFC 200

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was knocked clean out at the UFC 193 pay-per-view (PPV) event last November, thanks to a sensational performance from undefeated boxing import Holly Holm.

After the "Rowdy" upset, the mixed martial arts (MMA) community went after coach Edmond Tarverdyan, the brains behind the Olympian's brawn. Sure, it was the first loss they ever suffered after pairing up for a career in combat sports, but comments like this weren't doing him any favors.

"It was the biggest loss of my career.