Valerie Loureda (born July 19, 1998) is an American

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and former

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. She is signed to

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, where she performs on the NXT

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under the

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Lola Vice. As a mixed martial artist, she competed in the women's flyweight division of

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Early life

Valerie Loureda was born on July 19, 1998, in

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. She is of

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n descent. The daughter of a

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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.

Mixed martial arts career

Making her

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debut, Loureda faced Colby Fletcher on February 16, 2019, at Bellator 216. She won the fight by technical knockout. Loureda faced Larkyn Dasch on June 14, 2019, at Bellator 222. She won the bout via unanimous decision. Loureda next faced Tara Graff on August 7, 2020, at Bellator 243. She won the fight via technical knockout. Loureda was scheduled to face Hannah Guy at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021, but was moved to

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on May 21. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. Loureda faced Taylor Turner on November 12, 2021, at

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, winning the bout by split decision.

Professional wrestling career

In March 2022, Loureda attended a three-day-long

tryout during

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weekend. In August, she signed a contract with WWE and reported to the

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. She made her in-ring debut by participating in a

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at an NXT

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on October 28. On December 6, Loureda announced that her new ring name would be Lola Vice. Vice made her on-screen debut on the January 27, 2023, episode of '' NXT Level Up'', losing to Dani Palmer. She first teamed up with Elektra Lopez on the April 14 episode of ''NXT Level Up'', losing to Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. On the June 13 episode of ''NXT'', Vice officially aligned herself with Lopez, establishing herself as a

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. On the September 12 episode of ''NXT'', it was announced that Vice would take part in the fourth edition of the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, which began on the October 3 episode of ''NXT''. She defeated Dani Palmer in the first round and

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in the semifinals, the latter which was held on Night 1 of

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on October 24 and advanced to the final on Night 2 of NXT Halloween Havoc on October 31. Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the final to win the tournament, earning a contract for an

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match at any time of her choosing. On the January 16, 2024, episode of ''NXT'', Vice ended her association with Lopez when she eliminated her from a battle royal and the two then fought to the back. The following week on ''NXT'', Lopez confronted Vice during a ''Supernova Sessions'' segment and proceeded to attack her, thus setting up a match for the following week, which Vice won. At Vengeance Day on February 4, Vice cashed in her contract during the ongoing NXT Women's Championship match between Roxanne Perez and champion

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, turning the match into a triple threat; however, Vice was unsuccessful as she was pinned by Valkyria. At Week 1 of Spring Breakin', Vice was accompanied by

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for her NXT Underground match against Natalya, who was accompanied by Karmen Petrovic. At Week 2 of Spring Breakin', Vice won the match. After that, the rivalry between the two teams continued, and on the May 14 episode of ''NXT'', Natalya and Petrovic challenged Vice and Baszler to a

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on next week's episode, which was made official. There, Natalya and Petrovic won the match. After that, Vice turned on Baszler, and a brawl started between the two. NXT General Manager Ava then announced a match between the two at NXT Battleground, where Baszler proposed an NXT Underground match, which was made official. Vice won the match by knockout. On July 7 at

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, Vice unsuccessfully challenged Roxanne Perez for the

; prior to the match, Vice cut an emotional promo about her life prior to WWE, turning

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for the first time in her career. On the July 9 episode of ''NXT,'' Vice defeated

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before being attacked by her allies Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx, cementing her face turn. Soon after, Vice started a brief feud with Jaida Parker, which culminated in an NXT Underground match at

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on December 7, where she emerged victorious. On January 7, 2025, at NXT: New Year's Evil, Vice took on Cora Jade, Kelani Jordan, and Stephanie Vaquer in a

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to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's North American Championship, which she would lose. At Worlds Collide on June 7, Vice teamed with Vaquer to defeat Chik Tormenta and

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, with whom Vaquer started a mini feud prior to her move to the Raw

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Championships and accomplishments

** NXT Women's Breakout Tournament (2023)

References

External links

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