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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane could be ending her career on a sour note.
At Friday’s official weigh-ins for Bellator 300, Macfarlane missed the flyweight limit by 1.6 pounds, coming in at 126.6 pounds for her fight with flyweight champion and friend Liz Carmouche. Though Carmouche hit the mark at 124.8 pounds, the bout will be go down as a non-title affair regardless of the result.
Macfarlane weighed 127.4 pounds on her first attempt, then 126.6 on her second attempt. She was given one more opportunity to weigh in and came in heavier at 128.2 pounds.
The two other title fights scheduled for Saturday’s card in San Diego are official, with Usman Nurmagomedov (154.8) on point for his headlining lightweight title defense against Brent Primus (154.8) and featherweight champion Cris Cyborg coming in at 144.6 pounds as she looks for her fifth straight defense when she fights Cat Zingano (144.6).
For Macfarlane, this is the second time in three fights that the former flyweight champion has missed weight. In August 2022, she weighed in at 129 pounds (three pounds over the limit for a non-title flyweight bout) for a fight against Bruna Ellen that she went on to win by unanimous decision.
See the Bellator 300 official weigh-in results below.
Main Card (Showtime at 10 p.m. ET)
Usman Nurmagomedov (154.8) vs. Brent Primus (154.8)
Cris Cyborg (144.6) vs. Cat Zingano (144.6)
Liz Carmouche (124.8) vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (126.6)*
Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Davion Franklin (265) vs. Slim Trabelsi (238.8)
Henry Corrales (146) vs. Kai Kamaka III (145.6)
Sara McMann (145.4) vs. Leah McCourt (146)
Ilara Joanne (125.6) vs. Jena Bishop (125.4)
Bobby Seronio III (138) vs. Alberto Garcia (137)
Romero Cotton (185.6) vs. Grant Neal (183.6)
Sergio Cossio (156) vs. Jesse Roberts (155.8)
Mukhamed Berkhamov (178.4) vs. Herman Terrado (178.2) — 180-pound catchweight bout
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (205.4) vs. Maciej Rozanski (204.4)
Dmytrii Hrytsenko (158.8) vs. Justin Montalvo (158.6) — 160-pound catchweight bout
Bryce Meredith (136) vs. Miguel Peimbert (134.8)
Lorrany Santos (145.6) vs. Jackie Cataline (145.4)
Josh Hokit (246) vs. Spencer Smith (247.8)
*missed weight
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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