Ronda Rousey hits pads with coach Tarverdyan following knee surgery and rehabilitation

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Although Ronda Rousey produced one of the most dominant title defenses in UFC history when she dispatched Alexis Davis in 16 seconds back at UFC 175, she was still required to go under the knife in July to repair several lingering issues in her right knee.

In addition to the knee surgery, Rousey was also forced to tend to a broken thumb that she suffered during her thrashing of the Canadian bantamweight. That, however, did not require surgery.

With the arthroscopic knee surgery and rehabilitation process behind her, Rousey was quick to make her way back to the training room, where she worked on hitting some pads with coach Edmond Tarverdyan.

Check out the video above, courtesy of FighthubTV.

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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.