Resurfaced footage of MMA star Ilima-Lei Macfarlane's brutal knockout of a 'soccer mom' is attracting fresh interest on social media.
Macfarlane made quite the splash in her professional debut a decade ago when she was paired against the 0-3 Katie Castro for Xplode Fight Series.
The unsanctioned bout lasted on 10 seconds before Castro was face down on the mat and the referee was signalling for medical attention. The brutal exchange has been described as one of the biggest mismatches in the sport's history.
But, as Macfarlane explained in an interview on the 'Keep it Aloha' Podcast last year, that level of fighting attracts participants who have no business being in the octagon.
'There's different levels to fighting for sure,' she said. 'There are those that take it seriously and actually train. Others don't take it seriously but they're still okay
'And then there are those that think that they can fight and they do bar brawls or something. I'm pretty sure she was part of that crew. Bar brawl crews that think they can fight. There are plenty of dummies like that.'
Macfarlane made quite the splash in her professional debut a decade ago when she was paired against the 0-3 Katie Castro for Xplode Fight Series.
The unsanctioned bout lasted on 10 seconds before Castro was face down on the mat and the referee was signalling for medical attention. The brutal exchange has been described as one of the biggest mismatches in the sport's history.
But, as Macfarlane explained in an interview on the 'Keep it Aloha' Podcast last year, that level of fighting attracts participants who have no business being in the octagon.
'There's different levels to fighting for sure,' she said. 'There are those that take it seriously and actually train. Others don't take it seriously but they're still okay
'And then there are those that think that they can fight and they do bar brawls or something. I'm pretty sure she was part of that crew. Bar brawl crews that think they can fight. There are plenty of dummies like that.'
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