Bellator 201 results: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane retains flyweight title with third-round armbar

The belt is staying in Hawaii.On Friday night at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., Bellator flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane successfully defended her title against Alejandra Lara. It was a fight that was primarily contested on the ground where Macfarlane got the better of the grappling, threatening with submissions and keeping Lara perpetually on the defensive. Finally, in the third round, Macfarlane was able to lock on an armbar and elicit the tap from Lara despite th