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Scott Coker Expects Valerie Loureda To Be Fine After First Pro Loss

CokerBellator MMA president Scott Coker is not too concerned about Valerie Loureda. Loureda suffered her first professional defeat after getting outpointed by Hannah Guy at Bellator 259 on Friday night. Despite dropping Guy in the first round, Loureda was largely outgrappled and also appeared to have gassed out as well. To her credit, she did […]

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Bellator MMA president Scott Coker is not too concerned about Valerie Loureda.

Loureda suffered her first professional defeat after getting outpointed by Hannah Guy at Bellator 259 on Friday night. Despite dropping Guy in the first round, Loureda was largely outgrappled and also appeared to have gassed out as well.

To her credit, she did show heart and toughness not to get finished as she continued to fight throughout. However, she still ultimately lost in a fight she was expected to win comfortably as her record now stands at 3-1.

Coker, however, believes this is a learning lesson for the 23-year-old and notably expects to get a better feel for where she stands much later into her fighting future.

“The one thing you have to remember about Valerie is she’s still a young fighter,” Coker said post-fight (via MMA Junkie). “She only has, what, four fights. Talk to me after she has 10, 11, 12 fights, and we’ll have a better picture of (her stock). I was sitting there talking to Dan (Lambert), because she works out at ATT in Florida, and we said, ‘Hey, she’s young, she’ll rebound, she’ll work on her ground game.’

“She’ll eventually put it all together. She’s got time, and I know that, especially what Dan was telling me, he says, ‘This girl is in the gym, and she’s throwing bombs at people like she wants to fight. She wants to fight everybody all the time.’ So, she’s got that spirit. It’s just, you know, put a little bit more pieces together, work on transitional elements of MMA, and she’ll get it together.”

Loureda doesn’t seem to be taking the loss too bad either as she had a message for her fans and haters.

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What do you think of Loureda’s future in MMA?

Saad Awad Opens Up About Hard Camp After His Win at Bellator 259

Saad Awad (24-13-1) picked up his first victory of 2021 at Bellator 259. In his career which began in 2006, he has fought solely for Bellator MMA since 2013 and while he’s had a recent rough run, he’s back in the win column. Coming back from a string o…

Saad Awad (24-13-1) picked up his first victory of 2021 at Bellator 259. In his career which began in 2006, he has fought solely for Bellator MMA since 2013 and while he’s had a recent rough run, he’s back in the win column. Coming back from a string of losses the way Awad did can […]

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Scott Coker: Loureda Will ‘Get It Together’ After First Professional Loss

Despite taking her first professional loss at Bellator 259, Scott Coker doesn’t believe the stock of Valerie Loureda dropped in the slightest. Valerie Loureda and Hannah Guy went head-to-head inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticu…

Despite taking her first professional loss at Bellator 259, Scott Coker doesn’t believe the stock of Valerie Loureda dropped in the slightest. Valerie Loureda and Hannah Guy went head-to-head inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the main event, fans witnessed Cris Cyborg continue her Bellator dominance with a dramatic fifth-round stoppage of […]

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EXCLUSIVE | Darrion Caldwell Ready To Return As Bantamweight King

Darrion CaldwellDarrion Caldwell is returning to his old stomping grounds with a vengeance ahead of his bantamweight fight with Leandro Higo at Bellator 259. The former bantamweight champion is coming off a first-round submission loss to AJ McKee in the semifinals of the Bellator featherweight grand prix and spoke with LowKickMMA about his newly-found motivation ahead […]

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Darrion Caldwell is returning to his old stomping grounds with a vengeance ahead of his bantamweight fight with Leandro Higo at Bellator 259.

The former bantamweight champion is coming off a first-round submission loss to AJ McKee in the semifinals of the Bellator featherweight grand prix and spoke with LowKickMMA about his newly-found motivation ahead of his re-match with Higo.

One of the new additions to Bellator’s 135-pound division is the rankings system, which has motivated Caldwell towards planning another dominant performance against Higo. In their first fight, Caldwell successfully defended the bantamweight championship belt by submitting Higo just minutes into their bout at Bellator 195.

“It’s cool to see the rankings, it’s not that cool not to see me in it,” Caldwell said. “I haven’t been there for awhile, so I’m here to make a statement. I think guys have forgotten just how dominant I am at 135 and this is the fight to go back out there and prove it.”

The 33-year-old Caldwell is still in the middle of his fighting prime and is looking to make a statement in the stacked bantamweight division. Newly-crowned champion Sergio Pettis has impressed Caldwell after his war against Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258 and thinks it’s a good thing to have a champion who’s ready to grind it out with the best of the best.

Bellator president Scott Coker made some news earlier this week when he alluded to a possible Bantamweight grand prix for later this year. After hearing the news from his boss, Caldwell thinks now is the perfect time for him to remind the masses of his dominance.

“I say give me the money, man,” Caldwell said emphatically. “Realistically, I think that’s my tournament. I went further than any other bantamweight in a tournament. And I think if that happens, I’ll be the champ.”

Caldwell has the opportunity to make a splash at Bellator 259 against Higo. After suffering a gut-wrenching loss, he’s looking forward to testing his grit in one of the most intriguing divisions in all of Mixed Martial Arts.

Do you think Darrion Caldwell is still a force to be reckoned with in Bellator’s bantamweight division?

Cris Cyborg and Leslie Smith Say They Are Both Better Than Before

Cris “Cyborg” Justino is scheduled to face Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on May 21, and even though the two have faced off before, with Cyborg walking away the victor, both women are well aware that neither is the same fighter they were six …

Cris “Cyborg” Justino is scheduled to face Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on May 21, and even though the two have faced off before, with Cyborg walking away the victor, both women are well aware that neither is the same fighter they were six years ago. The last time the two fought was at UFC […]

Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith To Headline Bellator 259 On May 21

Cris Cyborg will make her first appearance of 2021 when she headlines Bellator 259 against Leslie Smith. Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will be standing across from a familiar dance partner come May 21 when she rematches Leslie Smith. Of c…

Cris Cyborg will make her first appearance of 2021 when she headlines Bellator 259 against Leslie Smith. Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will be standing across from a familiar dance partner come May 21 when she rematches Leslie Smith. Of course, the first time these two ladies crossed paths was in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, […]