Former Ultimate Fighting Championship title challenger Valerie Letourneau is now bound for Bellator MMA.
The 33-year-old Letourneau has signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator and will complete in the promotion's developing 125-pound women's division. MMAFighting's Ariel Helwani initially reported that contract negotiations were nearly complete last Friday before confirming the signing on Monday. Sherdog.com corroborated the story with a source close to the fighter.
The Montreal native turned pro in March 2007 and fought largely as a bantamweight throughout her career. She made her flyweight debut in May 2014, knocking out Jordan Moore in just 34 seconds, but quickly wound up back at 135 pounds when she debuted in the UFC, defeating Elizabeth Phillips just one month later.