Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will defend her flyweight crown on home soil when Bellator MMA makes its first-ever trip to Hawaii on Dec. 15.
Mafarlane will face Valerie Letourneau in the evening’s headliner at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Sherdog.com confirmed the booking with a promotion official following reports from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and KHON2.
The card will air live on the DAZN streaming service and will also include a Bellator welterweight grand prix = clash between Ed Ruth and Neiman Gracie. Hawaii has not hosted a major MMA event since EliteXC “Return of the King” in 2008, which saw K.