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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Executes Armbar, Retains Flyweight Championship in Bellator 201 Headliner

Hawaiian-born Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defends her flyweight title for the first time, submitting Colombia's Alejandra Lara in the third after a long struggle for the armbar. Also the first female EBI Combat Jiu-Jitsu champ, Macfarlane has subs in five of her eight wins. #Bellator201 pic.twitter.com/pYMaTTpJPG

— Kyle Johnson (@Maldobabo) June 30, 2018

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane rose to the occasion yet again.

The undefeated Hawaiian submitted Alejandra Lara with a third-round armbar to retain the Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship in the Bellator 201 headliner on Friday at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.