COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Valerie Loureda is a taekwondo black belt, but she says there’s a lot more to her MMA game than just striking. Loureda is off to a 3-0 start to her professional career and she’s coming off her most impressive win yet, dropping Tara Graff with a blistering right hand before finishing her with ground-and-pound last August at Bellator 243. But Loureda, already one of the most popular fighters on the Bellator roster, is in no rush to skyrocket up the rankings.
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