Valerie Letourneau was one of the most vocal fighters on the UFC’s books when it came to campaigning for the addition of a women’s flyweight division.
Now, in the same month that the UFC crowned its first female flyweight champion, the former strawweight title challenger will make her Bellator debut in a flyweight contest against TUF alum, Kate Jackson, in Newcastle on Friday night.
Although traveling to the UK to compete at Bellator 191 has forced some added caution in terms of her weight ahead of her promotional debut, it’s not nearly as bad as the stress Letourneau encountered when she had to hit the strawweight mark.