For most fighters, the opportunity to fight for a major title is a dream scenario and the culmination of a long journey that started out with distant hopes of one day becoming a champion. But for British Bellator women’s flyweight contender Kate Jackson , who challenges champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at Bellator Hawaii on Dec. 21, it’s been a little different. That’s because when Jackson (11-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) started out on her MMA journey, she had no idea where it would lead. A true veteran of the sport in the U.K., Jackson began her career when women’s MMA was still in its infancy on the global stage. Her dreams were much more modest early on, and it’s only been more recently that the martial artist from Newquay in the southwest of England has had the opportunity to compete on the world stage
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A decade in the making: Kate Jackson’s 10-year journey to a Bellator title shot – MMA Junkie