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Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane wants to take scholarship winners to Bellator 201

Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane wants to take recipients of her scholarship program to her next fight at Bellator 201.

Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s scholarship fund has selected five native women to participate in a summer school program focused on native women.

Macfarlane (7-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), a native Hawaiian, wants two local recipients to attend her title defense against Alejandra Lara (7-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at Bellator 201, which takes place June 29 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., and airs on Paramount following prelims on the Bellator app.

The current problem: The event is sold out. Macfarlane, 28, said after local fighters return unsold tickets, she may have a shot at getting them in.

Macfarlane’s reason for hosting the native women goes beyond basking in her glory. She wants to show them a strong female role in the native community.

“I wanted to create the scholarship for these girls to see outside of the world that they know and give them a voice and give them a chance to fight back,” MacFarlane told MMAjunkie. The scholarship raised enough money to send five women through the program. It just so happened that the application process came at the same time Macfarlane was preparing for her fight at Bellator 201.

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Shouts to Ilima-Lei MacFarlane who continues to be one of the good souls in this sport.

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Alejandra Lara at Bellator 201

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Juan Archuleta KOed Robbie Peralta at Bellator 201

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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane submitted Alejandro Lara at Bellator 201

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Bellator 201's Juan Archuleta Dealt With Family Emergency Shortly Before Friday's Win

Juan Archuleta's sophomore outing in Bellator could not have gone better, ending in a knockout in at Bellator 201 over Robbie Peralta — despite a family emergency earlier in the evening.

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Ed Ruth Willing to Take On All Comers in Welterweight Grand Prix

'Easy' Ed Ruth isn't looking for an easy way out, as following his Bellator 201 victory, he spoke of a willingness to fight anyone at 170lbs, and join the upcoming Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix.

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Bellator 201's Saad Awad Knew He Needed a Knockout to Make a Statement

Saad Awad first fought for Bellator at Bellator 10, and after some time away, has consistently fought for the promotion since 2013. Yet he's flown under the radar — something her purposely set out to correct at Bellator 201.