Valerie Loureda would like to remind people that despite her manicured image, louder-than-life personality and flashy strikes inside the cage, she’s still just 22.
For Loureda, who faces Hannah Guy on Friday at Bellator 259, that means she’s still finding her way, fighting through tough situations, focusing on her goal of becoming a champion. She’s run into plenty of roadblocks and cleared some hurdles far away from the filters of Instagram.
“I have three professional fights,” she said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “I put myself in the worst positions so I could grow.