If Valerie Loureda can keep winning, she is going to be a major star in MMA.
Think of her as a female version of the boxer Ryan Garcia. She has a massive social media following, the good looks and the personality, just need more quality wins under her belt.
I think the scorecards were closer than they should have been. She dominated the fight against Taylor Turner with her movement and counter punching.
Valerie Loureda punched her ticket back into the win column at Bellator 271. Here is how the fight went via MMA Junkie.
Entering a fight off a loss for the first time as a professional, Loureda (4-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) defeated Taylor Turner (5-8 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) on the preliminary card.
The fight took place in the striking department, largely from a distance. A lengthy flyweight fighter at 5-foot-10 with a 71-inch reach, Turner tried to utilize her height and length to her advantage.
However, Loureda’s movement became tricky for her slower opponent. She circled around her lengthy foe. She moved in and out with both brief striking attacks and combinations. Overall, the bout was slowly paced, but Loureda did what she needed to do to get her hand raised.
Upon the final bell’s sound, Loureda celebrated in vintage fashion. She showed off her dance moves both before the decision was read – and afterward. It was a close call as a dissenting judge sided with Turner, but the anticipatory drama gave her even more reason to break out in dance once more after her hand was raised.
That dance is something sponsors are going to love.
She will be in some Savage Fenty and Fashion Nova before her next fight, you just watch. Her opponent Turner wasn’t the toughest of all time, but a win is a win, and Loureda will move on to bigger and better things.
She has to be appropriately matched because you don’t want her to lose her momentum.
Flip the pages for highlights of the fight and the twerk aftward. You don’t want to miss that.
