If you look at Emily Ducote’s record, only one opponent’s name appears twice: current Bellator champ Ilima Macfarlane.

The first time the flyweights met was in December 2016 at Bellator 167 in a meeting that Macfarlane won via unanimous decision. Less than a year later, there they were again, this time with added stakes: The promotion’s vacant flyweight belt was on the line. Macfarlane won again, this time with a fifth-round submission.

Like basically any other fighter, Ducote will tell you bluntly: Losing sucks. But with her path back toward title contention still unclear, that doesn’t mean Ducote is about to turn this particular in-cage rivalry into some type of revenge-seeking mission.

“The rematch? I never asked for, and I never talked about,” Ducote told MMAjunkie Radio. “It was just an amazing opportunity that I couldn’t pass up. It wasn’t like I wanted vengeance on that fighter or anything like that. It was simply an opportunity to fight for the inaugural title, and it wasn’t something I wasn’t going to pass up.

“As far as a third fight with her? It’s not on my mind. I doubt it’s on Bellator’s mind. There’s so many people in the division, so I have no idea. But no, I don’t see it happening any time soon, at least.”

Ducote (6-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) returns tonight against fellow flyweight Kristina Williams (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), on Bellator 195’s Paramount-televised main card, which takes place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.

Williams is not as experienced as Ducote. She has just a single pro MMA bout to her name. But that one fight was kind of a biggie: Matched up against an exciting prospect in pro boxer Heather Hardy, who until then had been undefeated in combat sports, the Bellator newcomer bloodied up her opponent for a major upset TKO win.

Momentum is a bit different on the other side of the cage, considering Ducote hasn’t fought since the loss to Macfarlane – which, in turn, snapped a two-fight winning streak. But, hey, there’s something to be said for making the most out of unfortunate situations.

“I do believe that there are lessons you can’t learn from wins,” Ducote said. “What I’ve been doing the last four months is going back, learning the lessons from that fight, and just putting them into effect for this coming fight on March.”

Speaking of lessons learned – Another trick of the trade that Ducote has picked up is staying away from her opponent’s social media.

“I used to do that,” Ducote said. “But now, or recently, no. I don’t care. Like I said before, the fight game is all about learning lessons. Sometimes the lessons are hard. Over, especially my Bellator career, I’ve learned what is important and what’s not.

“In my mind, seeing what they’re doing or anything like that, it’s just not important. (I focus) on myself, my team and those things are what gives me the positive motivation and encouragement and stuff like that.”

To hear from Ducote, check out the video above.

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