Education
After graduating, Devela attended Yakima Valley Community College on a wrestling scholarship.
After graduating, Devela attended Yakima Valley Community College on a wrestling scholarship.
Devela began wrestling in elementary school and continued through middle and high school. Devela fell into mixed martial arts while in college. He has been fighting professionally since 2004.
Devela trains with veteran fighter Dennis “Superman” Hallman at Victory Athletics in Yelm, Washington
Strikeforce
After defeating by unanimous decision “The Ultimate Fighter 1 “ fighter and WEC veteran Lodune Sincaid Devela was signed by Strikeforce. And at the debut in middleweight slammed UFC veteran Joe Riggs.
But in the next he was knocked out by Terry Martin. At June 19 of 2009 he loss to Luke Rockhold by rear naked choke.
After this fight Devela dropped to welterweight and met with Bobby Voelker at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario versus
Mahe and lost by split decision. High Roller Productions
HRP Middleweight Championship (One time)
Sparta Combat League
SCL Middleweight Championship (One time.