Ilima MacFarlane Bellator women’s flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane knew she would be answering questions about her first professional MMA bout for a while. She graciously answered them, thankful people would come to her instead of relying on message board opinions about her character. “I knew what was coming,” she told MMAjunkie. “I was prepared to talk about it and answer any questions the media might have.” People were curious, as you might expect, about the fighter who in 10 seconds knocked out Katie Castro, a woman dressed like a soccer mom at a promotion known for padding resumes and mismatching opponents. A video of the fight , posted five months later on YouTube was a minor viral sensation with over 500,000 views. It put the promoter in the hot seat and prompted the California State Athletic Commission to take action
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane on life after KOing the soccer mom – MMA Junkie