HONOLULU – With Hawaiian MMA stars long begging major organizations to return to the islands, Bellator was the promotion that struck first, and women’s flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was granted a chance to headline in her home state. It’s an honor that Macfarlane requested and admits she was a bit surprised to receive, but now that fight week is in full swing, she said she’s dealing with the enormity of the moment. “Just trying to not freak out too much about it,” Macfarlane admitted to MMAjunkie. “I kind of like to distract myself fight week, get out of my head, so I’ve just been cruising at the hotel. It’s actually been really nice. I thought it was going to be a lot more stressful and hectic with fight week obligations and whatnot, but it’s so chill
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