Filed under: News Ilima Macfarlane is in a position she never really expected to be in this week – but she’s certainly not going to complain about it. On Friday, Macfarlane (6-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) fights Emily Ducote (6-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) for Bellator’s inaugural women’s flyweight title in the co-main event of Bellator 186 at Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s campus in University Park, Pa. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. Macfarlane told MMAjunkie at Bellator 185 in Connecticut earlier this month that she never thought she’d be fighting for a title in the seventh fight of her pro career. “I’m very calm right now, but I know once I get there I’m going to be freaking out,” Macfarlane said
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