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Defending a Title, Representing a Promotion and Honoring a State

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Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane understands the timeless phrase better than most, especially as an ambassador for Bellator MMA, flagbearer for Hawaiian mixed martial arts and headliner of a rare major mixed martial arts event on her native island. Moreover, she will confront it all while facing the most significant test of her young career.

Macfarlane, 28, inquired about Bellator taking its traveling show to Hawaii for much of the last year.