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Ilima MacFarlane Discusses Bellator 157 Victory Over Rebecca Ruth

June 25, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka

– Ilima MacFarlane spoke with mmajunkie.com following her Bellator 157 victory over Rebecca Ruth, here are the highlights…

On Getting The Finish: “I don’t really consider myself an emotional fighter to begin with, and that was the first time that after I finished, I yelled – which never happens. I screamed, and it was cool.”

On How she Feels After The Fight: “My forearms are dead right now – I can’t even lift them up,” MacFarlane said. “But I could feel her going off the energy of the crowd – they kept cheering her on. So I was kind of getting a little disheartened. But as soon as she stood up, and I was able to sink it in, I knew she was going to tap. That was a big relief, because I knew that I had to choke her – I couldn’t see her tapping to anything else. So that was awesome.”