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Mark Coates entered his bantamweight matchup at Bellator 283 hoping to score an upset over Jaylon Bates, but he ended up producing a very different sort of highlight that will live on in MMA history. With time winding down in the first round, Coates fe…
Mark Coates entered his bantamweight matchup at Bellator 283 hoping to score an upset over Jaylon Bates, but he ended up producing a very different sort of highlight that will live on in MMA history. With time winding down in the first round, Coates felt confident enough to attempt a rolling thunder kick. While the…
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Bellator MMA will make its first trip to the Evergreen State this Friday night in Tacoma, WA. Bellator 283 is headlined by a welterweight matchup between top contenders Douglas Lima and Jason Jackson. Lima has lost three in a row and was one of three w…
Bellator MMA will make its first trip to the Evergreen State this Friday night in Tacoma, WA. Bellator 283 is headlined by a welterweight matchup between top contenders Douglas Lima and Jason Jackson. Lima has lost three in a row and was one of three weight misses at the Thursday weigh-ins. Lima will face a…
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Bellator MMA made its first trip to the Evergreen State in Tacoma, WA for Bellator 283. Bellator 283 was headlined by a welterweight matchup between top contenders Douglas Lima and Jason Jackson. Lima had lost three in a row and was one of three weight…
Bellator MMA made its first trip to the Evergreen State in Tacoma, WA for Bellator 283. Bellator 283 was headlined by a welterweight matchup between top contenders Douglas Lima and Jason Jackson. Lima had lost three in a row and was one of three weight misses at the Thursday weigh-ins. Lima faced a streaking Jackson…
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Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima respects interim champion Logan Storley but feels CEO Scott Coker’s criticism of him was warranted. Storley most recently defeated Lima’s two-time foe, Michael “Venom” Page, in …
Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima respects interim champion Logan Storley but feels CEO Scott Coker’s criticism of him was warranted. Storley most recently defeated Lima’s two-time foe, Michael “Venom” Page, in the main event of Bellator 281 earlier this year. Despite walking away with a decision win, Storley’s wrestling and often-cautious approach to striking…
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Bellator MMA flyweight prospect, Valerie Loureda has confirmed that she has penned a multi-year deal to make a transition from professional mixed martial arts to professional wrestling, linking up with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). Loureda, a native of Miami, Florida – confirmed to ESPN this Wednesday afternoon that she had put pen to paper […]
Bellator MMA flyweight prospect, Valerie Loureda has confirmed that she has penned a multi-year deal to make a transition from professional mixed martial arts to professional wrestling, linking up with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).
Loureda, a native of Miami, Florida – confirmed to ESPN this Wednesday afternoon that she had put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with the WWE – making the transition to professional wrestling.
A trainee at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida – Loureda competed 5 times professionally since her career began back in February 2019 under the Scott Coker-led organizational banner, defeating Colby Fletcher, Larkyn Dasch, Tara Pegano, as well as Taylor Turner, in between her sole professional defeat against Hannah Guy.
Appearing on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani following the announcement of her signing with the WWE, an emotional Loureda confirmed her move to professional wrestling.
“I have now become the first Cuban-American women and I am now a WWE superstar,” Valerie Loureda said. “I’m really excited, and I’ve dedicated my whole life to martial arts, and everything has come to this moment. And this is my opportunity to showcase my culture and entertain the world.”
“I’m emotional because I’ve worked really hard in my whole life,” Valerie Loureda continued. “I’ve had a very hard upbringing, and every day, I’ve always just believed in myself, and trained hard hoping to make it to the next step and just chasing a dream that I’ve had in my heart since I was a baby.”
In a statement released to MMA Fighting, Bellator MMA president, Coker confirmed that Loureda had reached an agreement with the WWE.
“Valerie Loureda is a very young and talented athlete who can accomplish plenty in MMA for years to come, but for now we wish her the best of luck as she pursues her dream of becoming a WWE Superstar,” The statement read. “She will remain an active and under contract fighter with Bellator, and we look forward to welcoming her back into the cage in the near future/ We take great pride in allowing our athletes to test themselves in additional arenas such as boxing and pro-wrestling.”
Reflecting on her run with Bellator MMA, Loureda thanked the promotion for the platform they had initially offered to her at the start of her professional career.
“Scott Coker and Mike Kogan, they believed in me when I was 19 years old,” Valerie Loureda said. “My first professional fight was without shinguards at the Mohegan Sun, opening a main card. They gave me an opportunity opening a main card. They gave me an opportunity to brand myself and build this platform and just be me. Now, I’m making this transition, and my mind has shifted, but I know what I’m going to do in the WWE. … I love fighting, but this is my time.”
Captivating Bellator MMA bantamweight contender, Danny Sabatello has been issued a $5,000 fine by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, following his expletive post-fight interview with ‘Big’ John McCarthy off the back of an impressive unanimous decision win against Leandro Higo at Bellator 282 last weekend in Uncasville, Connecticut. Sabatello, who improved to 13-1 […]
Captivating Bellator MMA bantamweight contender, Danny Sabatello has been issued a $5,000 fine by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, following his expletive post-fight interview with ‘Big’ John McCarthy off the back of an impressive unanimous decision win against Leandro Higo at Bellator 282 last weekend in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Sabatello, who improved to 13-1 as a professional last weekend with his quarter final Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix victory over Brazilian division mainstay, Higo.
An alum of both Dana White’s Contender Series as well as Titan FC, Sabatello, who holds three victories since his Bellator debut – now progresses to the semi final bracket, where he draws interim bantamweight champion, Raufeon Stots – who landed the interim crown with a high kick knockout success against former undisputed champion, Juan Archuleta.
Off the back of Sabatello’s victory against Higo, the American Top Team mainstay moves to the last-four, drawing Stots, ahead of a projected finale outing opposite either Patchy Mix, or Magomed Magomedov.
Reportedly warned against an expletive-filled rant in his post-fight interview prior to his matchup with Higo, Sabatello chose to ignore his warning – and as a result, has officially been slapped with a $5,000 fine by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Commission.
“I was told if I swore in my post-fight interview, I might get fined,” Danny Sabatello told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “So, it’s a good thing I don’t give a f*ck. I just beat an absolute animal, and not one of you is going to do sh*t. You want to do something? Come in here right now and do something.”
Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, Mike Mazzulli confirmed to MMA Fighting that Rule 12 of the MMA Unified Rules prohibits “use of abusive language in the fighting area” – leading to Sabatello’s subsequent fining.
“I said just be respectful of the sport, that’s all I ask, and don’t push,” Mike Mazzuli said. “You heard him (Danny Sabatello) standing there saying, ‘I’m going to get fined, but I don’t care.’ So he got fined.”