Bellator 259: Hannah Guy says handing Valerie Loureda her first loss is ‘pretty sweet, not gonna lie’
- ‘The Hurricane’ earns unanimous decision after coming in as huge betting underdog
- ‘She’s gonna come back strong – she has a great following on Instagram, I’m sure she’ll continue fighting and doing great,’ Guy says
Hannah Guy admitted it was “pretty sweet” to hand Valerie Loureda her first professional loss with a unanimous decision victory in their flyweight fight at Bellator 259 on Friday night.
The 26-year-old American Guy (3-1), who took the fight on short notice, had been a huge +435 underdog coming in at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, while Loureda had been a -600 betting favourite with bookmakers.
“I kind of liked being the underdog because I like shocking people – sometimes if you’re the favourite it can be a lot of pressure,” Guy said a post-fight virtual media scrum. “I feel Valerie probably felt that, I’m sure.
“Pressure is hard to deal with, as an underdog you don’t really have anything to lose. I kinda saw it that way. I had an amazing opportunity, all I could do is go out perform as well as I could.
“I gave Valerie her first loss, it’s pretty sweet, I can’t lie. She’s gonna come back strong – she has a great following on Instagram, I’m sure she’ll continue fighting and doing great.”