UFC 170: Ronda Rousey training with Olympic wrestler for Sara McMann

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UFC women’s Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey faces what many consider her toughest challenge to date at UFC 170 on Feb. 22 when she faces Sara McMann. McMann, of course, won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Olympics. Rousey, a bronze medalist in Judo herself, has brought in three-time Olympic wrestler Martin Berberyan to help her prep.

In this video the Fight Hub crew talk to Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan and get some ace footage of Rousey grappling with Berberyan as she preps for McMann.

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.