Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will attempt to defend her women’s flyweight crown for a third time when she faces Veta Arteaga at a Bellator event on April 27.
The promotion announced the matchup during the Bellator 214 broadcast on Saturday night. The card will take place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and will feature a welterweight tournament bout between reigning champ Rory MacDonald and Jon Fitch. The previously reported MacDonald-Fitch bout was also confirmed on Saturday night.
Macfarlane captured the promotion’s inaugural women’s flyweight crown with a fifth-round submission of Emily Ducote at Bellator 186.