PFL star and Englishwoman Dakota Ditcheva is not afraid of anyone. The fighter has been on a row since winning the PFL Europe title. The 25-year-old made her professional debut in MMA in 2021, has faced formidable fighters like Lisa Mauldin, and has maintained an undefeated record of [11-0-0].
Fans have questioned Ditcheva and asked who she’d like to take on next. The fighter said she’d like to battle Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Dakota is fully confident in herself and believes she will floor her opponents if given a chance. In a sit-down with MMA Hour, The Englishwoman spoke about her capabilities.
“ I could have the title if I went there. Yeah, I think I could beat Grasso and Shevchenko . I definitely think I’d be up there.”
Ditcheva is out to conquer the flyweight championship title in 2024 and win the $1 million prize. She is set to face fierce contenders like Liza Carmouche and Tailas Santos at the PFL flyweight championship 2024. The 25-year-old is pretty excited to battle these formidable fighters and silence naysayers in the upcoming bout.
“ I think it will only be right that we fight each other in the end. I’m excited to maybe get matched with them. However, at the same time, I’m not thinking about it too much because they still have to get through their rounds, as well. We’ll see what happens.
“I think we’ll see that when I win this season now, and I can say I beat someone like Liz Carmouche and Tailas Santos,” she said. “As soon as I’ve beat them, what else can people expect other than greatness for the rest of the year?”
“You’ve got to be like that and its time I actually believe in what I can do. People say to me ‘She’s not fought this person, she’s not fought that person’ or they say to me ‘She’s running through all these girls because they’re not very good’ But if you put these girls against other people, they have close fights. Whereas when you put them with me, I finish them early, so I make it look easy sometimes.”
Although the PFL star is looking forward to battling Grasso and Sevchenko, but she still has a long way to go in the tournament. She plans to win more fights with the league and make a name for herself.
“With the tournament now, I know I’m going to win this tournament, and that automatically puts me into another year anyway,” Ditcheva said. “If I keep winning the tournament, I’m going to be here making my money and cashing all the checks. …
“It would be good to fight on a champ vs champ card or even box if they were to do that. I don’t want to just stay in the States all the time. I want to be able to move around and try different things.And I feel like they’re bringing the opportunities now. They are involved in so many different things.”
“I’ll win this tournament,” she said. If I go into another one next year, that’s fine, but if they come up with some other ideas, I’m to do those as well.”
