Manchester native Dakota Ditcheva is shortly changing into one among MMA’s greatest stars.
After taking the world by storm underneath the PFL Europe banner in 2023, ‘Dangerous’ has seen her star rise as a part of the inaugural PFL flyweight girls’s match, incomes a trio of first-round knockouts in opposition to Lisa Mauldin, Chelsea Hackett, and Jena Bishop. These wins have led her to the PFL Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia the place she’ll face Taila Santos within the $1 million last on November 29.
As is the case with any fighter on the quick observe to fame and fortune, Ditcheva has seen her fair proportion of detractors come out of the woodwork — a lot of them accusing the PFL of feeding her favorable matchups to make sure her entry into the flyweight finale at The Mayadeen.
Dakota Ditcheva encourages fighters to cease making excuses and begin getting seen
Talking with MMA Preventing forward of her return to the Sensible Cage, Ditcheva chalked up the negativity to some jealous fighters who haven’t put in the identical work she has to get seen.
“There is definitely a little bit of jealousy I think and a bit of frustration from a few fighters,” Ditcheva mentioned. “I get it…it’s a enterprise. Now we have to have the ability to promote these fights with a view to receives a commission. If you wish to receives a commission, do one thing. Make your fights thrilling or get on social media and make an effort. It’s important to.
General, Ditcheva is an ideal 13-0 with 11 of her wins coming by means of knockout and one submission.
Together with her work in PFL Europe, ‘Dangerous’ has a 100% end fee contained in the Sensible Cage — a stat she’ll look to maintain intact in opposition to one other well-known finisher on the earth of ladies’s MMA.