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Early life

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

Mixed martial arts career

Making her MMA 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

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on May 7, 2021, but was moved to Bellator 259 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 WWE tryout during WrestleMania 38 weekend. By August, she was signed by WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center. She made her in-ring debut at an NXT live event on November 12. 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 ''

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'', losing to Dani Palmer. She first teamed up with Elektra Lopez on the April 14 episode of ''NXT Level Up'', losing to

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and Kayden Carter. On the June 13 episode of ''NXT'', Vice officially allied herself with Lopez, establishing herself as a

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. Vice would won the

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after she defeated Kelani Jordan in the finals, earning a contract for an NXT Women's Championship match at any time of her choosing. At

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on February 4, Vice cashed in her Breakout Tournament contract during the ongoing NXT Women's Championship match between champion

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and

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, turning the match into a triple threat; however, Vice was unsuccessful as she was pinned by Valkyria.

Mixed martial arts record

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Championships and accomplishments

* WWE ** NXT Women's Breakout Tournament (2023)

References

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