The second half of Bellator’s Hawaii doubleheader takes place Saturday with Bellator 236, which goes down at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
A flyweight championship fight headlines the card. Hawaii’s own [autotag]Ilima-Lei Macfarlane[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) looks to defend her belt on home soil for the second consecutive year when she meets top contender [autotag]Kate Jackson[/autotag] (11-3-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA).
For more on the main card, which also features the first bout in the second round of the organization’s featherweight grand prix, check below for 30 pre-event facts about Bellator 236.
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Main event
Macfarlane became the inaugural Bellator flyweight champion when she defeated Emily Ducote at Bellator 186 in November 2017.
Macfarlane’s three consecutive Bellator title defenses are tied with Patricio Freire (featherweight) and Julia Budd (women’s featherweight) for most among current champions.
Macfarlane competes in her 10th Bellator flyweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Macfarlane’s nine Bellator victories are most among female fighters in the organization.
Macfarlane’s nine-fight Bellator winning streak is the second longest active streak in the organization behind A.J. McKee (15).
Macfarlane’s nine-fight Bellator winning streak in the longest among female fighters in the organization.
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Macfarlane’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator competition are most among female fighters in the organization.
Macfarlane’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Macfarlane’s five-fight stoppage streak in Bellator competition is the longest among active fighters in the company.
Macfarlane’s six submission victories in Bellator flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Jackson’s two-fight Bellator winning streak in flyweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Macfarlane (nine) and Juliana Velasquez (four).
Co-main event
[autotag]A.J. McKee[/autotag] (15-0 MMA, 15-0 BMMA) competes in his 16th Bellator featherweight bout, tied for the second most appearances in divisional history behind Patricio Freire (20).
McKee’s 15-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest active streak in the company.
McKee’s 15-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest streak in company history.
McKee’s 15-fight Bellator winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
McKee’s 15 victories in Bellator competition are tied for third most in company history behind Freire (18) and Michael Chandler (16).
McKee’s 15 victories in Bellator featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Freire (17).
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McKee’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator competition are third most in company history behind Freire (11) and Chandler (11).
McKee’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator featherweight competition are tied with Freire for most in divisional history.
McKee’s six knockout victories in Bellator featherweight competition are tied with Freire for most in divisional history.
McKee’s eight-second knockout victory at Bellator 228 is the fourth fastest in Bellator history. Three fighters are tied with a seven-second win.
McKee’s four submission victories in Bellator featherweight competition are tied with Freire for most in divisional history.
[autotag]Derek Campos[/autotag] (20-9 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) is 1-1 since he dropped to the featherweight division in December 2018.
Campos has earned six of his nine Bellator victories by decision.
Remaining main card
[autotag]Kiichi Kunimoto[/autotag] (20-8-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), 38, is the oldest of the 12 scheduled main card fighters.
Kunimoto is 2-1 since his final UFC appearance in June 2017.
[autotag]Juliana Velasquez[/autotag]’s (9-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak in flyweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind champion Macfarlane (nine).
Velasquez’s four victories in Bellator flyweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (nine).
Velasquez’s three stoppage victories in Bellator flyweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (seven).
Velasquez’s two knockout victories in Bellator flyweight competition are tied with Jackson for most in divisional history.
[autotag]Bruna Ellen[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) has earned four of her five career victories by decision. That includes all three of her Bellator wins.
[autotag]Nainoa Dung[/autotag] (3-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), 20, is the youngest of the 12 scheduled main card fighters.
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