Another former UFC title challenger is Bellator bound.
If you watched Bellator 178 on Friday night, you may have noticed that they had one-time women’s strawweight title contender Valerie Letourneau in attendance and spotlighted on camera. That evening, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported that a deal to sign the Canadian was close to being finalized. As of Monday, Bellator PR confirmed it is now official.
Letourneau (8-6) made her UFC debut as a bantamweight in June 2014, beating Elizabeth Phillips by split decision. She made the move down to strawweight at UFC 186, beating TUF 18 runner-up Jessica Rakoczy by unanimous decision.