Valerie Loureda says people shouldn’t get fixated on her opponent’s day job ahead of their Bellator 222 matchup in New York Former U.S. taekwondo ace Loureda (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is set to return to action at the iconic Madison Square Garden against Larkyn Dasch (0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), a Hooters waitress who shared the news of the matchup with her social media followers with a photo of her signing her bout agreement while wearing her famous work gear. But Loureda warned fans not to fall into the trap of thinking this was a gimmicky “fighter versus waitress” matchup because, only a few months ago, she was in exactly the same situation herself
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