Valerie Loureda Says Ronda Rousey Is Her Dream Opponent In WWE

Valerie Loureda is already setting her sights on Ronda Rousey in WWE.

Valerie Loureda is the latest former MMA fighter to join WWE. Ronda Rousey is perhaps the most successful MMA fighter to ever join WWE. In a recent interview with TMZ following her signing, Valerie Loureda made it clear that her goal is to one day face Ronda Rousey inside of the squared circle.

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"She tweeted the other day 'Who's next?' and before I even found out I was getting a contract with WWE, I tweeted back, 'me,'" Loureda said of Rousey. "That's the goal I have one day."

Furthermore, Loureda explained that Ronda Rousey was her inspiration to get into the world of mixed martial arts.

"I never watched MMA before in my life," Loureda said, "and just so happens, Ronda was fighting, and I saw a beautiful woman fighting in a cage ... and I got goosebumps."

"I said, 'Nana, if she's doing that, I can do it too,' and that's really what gave me all that fire and passion inside of me to begin my martial arts journey."

Currently, Loureda is going to be going through WWE Performance Center and Ronda Rousey just lost the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship to Liv Morgan at Money in the Bank.

You can learn more about Valerie Loureda signing with WWE at this link.

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