Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane ’s scholarship fund has selected five native women to participate in a summer school program focused on native women. Macfarlane (7-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), a native Hawaiian, wants two local recipients to attend her title defense against Alejandra Lara (7-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at Bellator 201, which takes place June 29 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., and airs on Paramount following prelims on the Bellator app. The current problem: The event is sold out. Macfarlane, 28, said after local fighters return unsold tickets, she may have a shot at getting them in.
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Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane wants to take scholarship winners to Bellator 201 – MMA Junkie