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Lola Vice
Born
Valerie Loureda[1]

(1998-07-19) July 19, 1998 (age 26)[1]
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Ring name(s)Lola Vice
Valerie Loureda
Billed height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Billed weight127 lb (58 kg)[1]
Billed fromMiami, Florida[2]
Trained byWWE Performance Center
Sara Amato
DebutOctober 28, 2022
Martial arts career
Other namesMaster
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight127 lb (58 kg)[1]
DivisionFlyweight[1]
TeamAmerican Top Team[1]
Years active2019–2021
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins4
By knockout2
By decision2
Losses1
By decision1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Valerie Loureda (born July 19, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Lola Vice. As a mixed martial artist, she competed in the women's flyweight division of Bellator MMA.

Early life

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Valerie Loureda was born on July 19, 1998, in Miami, Florida. She is of Cuban descent.[3]

The daughter of a Taekwondo master, Loureda herself is a 4th dan black belt in Taekwondo and was part of the US Olympic Taekwondo team before becoming an MMA fighter.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

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Making her MMA debut, Loureda faced Colby Fletcher on February 16, 2019, at Bellator 216.[5] She won the fight by technical knockout.[6] Loureda faced Larkyn Dasch on June 14, 2019, at Bellator 222.[7] She won the bout via unanimous decision.[8]

Loureda next faced Tara Graff on August 7, 2020, at Bellator 243.[9] She won the fight via technical knockout.[10] Loureda was scheduled to face Hannah Guy at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021, but was moved to Bellator 259 on May 21.[11] She lost the bout via unanimous decision.[12] Loureda faced Taylor Turner on November 12, 2021, at Bellator 271, winning the bout by split decision.[13]

Professional wrestling career

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In March 2022, Loureda attended a three-day-long WWE tryout during WrestleMania 38 weekend. In August, she signed a contract with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center.[14][15] She began to work under the ringname Lola Vice.[16][17][18]

She worked on the NXT weekly show as heel,[19][20] and received a push when she won the 2023 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, earning a contract for an NXT Women's Championship match at any time of her choosing.[21] At Vengeance Day on February 4, Vice cashed in her contract during the ongoing NXT Women's Championship match between Roxanne Perez and champion Lyra Valkyria, turning the match into a triple threat; however, Vice was unsuccessful as she was pinned by Valkyria.[22]

She would also work with the main roster wrestlers Natalya and Shayna Baszler, defeating both of them on NXT Underground matches..[23][24] On July 7 at Heatwave, Vice unsuccessfully challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship.[25]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
5 matches 4 wins 1 loss
By knockout 2 0
By decision 2 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 4–1 Taylor Turner Decision (split) Bellator 271 November 12, 2021 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States Catchweight (128 lb) bout.
Loss 3–1 Hannah Guy Decision (unanimous) Bellator 259 May 21, 2021 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 3–0 Tara Graff KO (punches) Bellator 243 August 7, 2020 2 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 2–0 Larkyn Dasch Decision (unanimous) Bellator 222 June 14, 2019 3 5:00 New York City, New York, United States
Win 1–0 Colby Fletcher TKO (punches) Bellator 216 February 16, 2019 1 2:55 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Flyweight debut.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Valerie Loureda". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Lola Vice WWE profile". Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 4, 2022). "Bellator MMA Fighter Valerie Loureda Could See Herself Transitioning To WWE". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Loureda signs multi-year deal with Bellator". Sky Sports. August 14, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Staff (February 16, 2019). "MVP vs. Daley". www.bellator.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Tucker, Bryan (February 17, 2019). "Bellator 216 results: Cheick Kongo gets unanimous decision nod over Vitaly Minakov". MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bellator 222: Machida vs. Sonnen". bellator.com. April 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bellator 222 results: Taylor Turner smothers, mauls Heather Hardy for first-round TKO". MMA Junkie. June 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson 2, Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Johnson set for Bellator 243". MMA Junkie. July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (August 7, 2020). "Bellator 243 Results: Chandler vs. Henderson 2". MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Marrocco, Steven (April 20, 2021). "Valerie Loureda vs. Hannah Guy moved to Bellator 259". MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Bellator 259: Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith 2 live results and highlights". FanSided. May 21, 2021. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  13. ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator 271 'Cyborg vs. Kavanagh' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  14. ^ Tessier, Colin (August 16, 2023). "WWE Officially Announces Its Newest Class Of Performance Center Recruits". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "WWE announces its newest class of recruits to join the WWE Performance Center". WWE. August 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  16. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 6, 2022). "Valerie Loureda Now Going By Lola Vice In WWE". Fightful.
  17. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 12, 2022). "Valerie Loureda Makes In-Ring Debut At 11/12 NXT Live Event". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  18. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 6, 2022). "Valerie Loureda Now Going By Lola Vice In WWE". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  19. ^ Pulido, Luis (June 13, 2023). "WWE NXT (6/13/2023) Results: Breakker Calls Out Rollins, Heritage Cup Match, Corbin In Action & More". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Tessier, Colin (June 14, 2023). "Lola Vice Aligns With Elektra Lopez, Duke Hudson Calls Andre Chase". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  21. ^ Bryan Rose (October 31, 2023). "Lola Vice wins WWE NXT Women's Breakout Tournament". WON / F4W. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Powell, Jason (February 4, 2024). "NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  23. ^ Moore, John (April 30, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/30): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night Two with Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Title, Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Moore, John (May 21, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/21): Moore's review of Joe Coffey vs. Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs for a shot at the NXT NA Title, Thea Hail vs. Fallon Henley, and Brinley Reece vs. Jaida Parker in NXT Women's NA Title qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  25. ^ Moore, John (July 7, 2024). "NXT Heatwave results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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