Ilima-Lei Macfarlane scored yet another submission finish. At Bellator 213, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the champ choked out UFC veteran Valerie Letourneau in the third round of the night’s main event. On Twitter, pro fighters and journalists enjoyed the bout, as Macfarlane was cheered on by her home fans.
Crowd is going nuts for Ilima here! #bellator213
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) December 16, 2018
Let’s go Hawaiian! @ilimanator
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) December 16, 2018
Illima’s walkout was hella dope. I had it on mute and I still got chills. #Bellator213 #BellatorHawaii
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 16, 2018
Let’s go Trouble @ValTroubleMMA
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) December 16, 2018
Pretty f*cking cool. Hawaii and @ilimanator delivered. Electric in this building.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) December 16, 2018
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane submits Valerie Letourneau to the delight of Honolulu. Sounds like the place is going nuts. Kind of a slow fight until the third, but once there was blood in the water, Macfarlane turned into a shark. Very nice finish.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 16, 2018
Cheeeeeeee!!!!!! @ilimanator what an impressive victory!!!! Super stoked for you!!!! #teamHAWAII @BellatorMMA #BellatorHAWAII
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) December 16, 2018
Val, you’re a star no matter what. Such a gangster in there @ValTroubleMMA @AmericanTopTeam
— Alex Chambers (@alexchambersmma) December 16, 2018
Seeing a packed Blaisedell going nuts reminds me of the glory days of MMA in Hawaii. SuperBrawl, Icon, Rumble on the Rock… Congrats to @ilimanator and everyone else involved #chickenskin
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) December 16, 2018
YEAH ILIMA!! (Here’s a screen grab from @DAZN of @ilimanator winning) #Bellator213 #BellatorHawaii pic.twitter.com/VFCoDkndBN
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 16, 2018
Bellator is so extra rn
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) December 16, 2018
@ilimanator really enjoyed watching your fight this evening. Congratulations- can’t wait for the next!
— Aaron Pico (@AaronPicoUSA) December 16, 2018
The energy here was amazing. Blessed to witness this special moment in @ilimanator life! #Andstill #10thplanetfreaks
— PEARL GONZALEZ (@PearlGonzalez) December 16, 2018
