LONDON – Last week, Bellator raised eyebrows when it signed a Hooters waitress, Larkyn Dasch, to fight Valerie Loureda on just 10 days’ notice at Bellator 222 in New York.
Like Loureda, it was just Dasch’s second professional fight. And to her credit, she went all three rounds on the biggest of stages inside Madison Square Garden before losing via unanimous decision.
Naturally, the intrigue surrounding Dasch heading into the fight stemmed from the day job she holds as a Hooters waitress, mostly because she signed her Bellator contract in her uniform while working a shift.
All of this got us thinking about MMA fighters and the day jobs they used to have. So at Bellator London this week, we asked Gegard Mousasi, Paul Daley, James Gallagher, Fabian Edwards, Melvin Manhoef, Jeremiah Labiano, and Kent Kaupinnen about their previous lines of work.
Some might surprise you.
Watch the video above to find out who sold women’s shoes at Nordstrom, who worked as both a pizza delivery guy and ran a paper route, the job responsible for Daley’s “Semtex” nickname, and much more.
Can you guess which one has never worked a day in his life?
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