Championships and friendships don't often mix in mixed martial arts. The pursuit of glory has irreparably damaged some relationships. Other times, loyalty perseveres in exchange for missed ...

SAN DIEGO – Bellator president Scott Coker figured the friendship between flyweight champion Liz Carmouche and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane would go out the window once the bell rang in their Bellator 300 ...

SAN DIEGO – Friends and former teammates competing against each other is common in sports. Take the NFL, for example, where each Sunday players are always up against guys with whom they used to share ...

Editor's note: The article has been updated on 2:50 p.m. ET to reflect additional information about competitors. For the second time in a row, champion Liz Carmouche will be facing a challenger that ...

Perhaps the final monumental event in Bellator history takes place Saturday with Bellator 300, which goes down at Pechanga Arena in San Diego with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims ...

Hawaii’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane lost to Liz Carmouche to kick off the main card of Bellator 300 in San Diego. Macfarlane and Carmouche fought for the women’s flyweight belt, although Macfarlane was ...

The oddsmakers and the public are favoring the sitting champion, listing Liz Carmouche -270 and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane +205 via FanDuel. Although I don’t disagree with who is favored, I suspect that we ...

UPDATE: I went back and watched the full fight with no distractions and I have to retract everything. It’s clear that Lei-MacFarlane dragged an injured leg into the bout, could barely fight on it and ...

Aug. 9—Former flyweight world champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will challenge for the title one more time when she faces Liz Carmouche for the 125-pound belt on a stacked Bellator 300 card on Oct. 7, the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s own Ilima-Lei Macfarlane missed her weight requirement Friday morning ahead of what was supposed to be a flyweight title bout at Bellator 300 in San Diego, ...