2024 PFL Championships Ceremonial Weigh-Ins with Dakota Ditcheva on the King Saud College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)
PFL flyweight Dakota Ditcheva left the PFL 2024 Championships final Friday with a belt and a giant test, however instantly after the struggle questions arose about right here future.
Might we see “Dangerous” Dakota Ditcheva within the UFC anytime quickly?
It looks like seconds after she completed Taila Santos, first girl to take action in Santos’ profession, followers took to social media with messages of potential UFC matchups in her future.
“I am locked up with PFL. I will definitely be fighting for PFL next year especially now after just won this title. That locks me in again,” Ditcheva advised Ariel Helwani.
“I’ve got to defend it, and I’m not kind of planning on abandoning that belt just yet.”
Ditcheva (14-0) was effectively conscious that the requires her to maneuver over to the UFC would come, however she additionally knew what would come behind that sentiment from followers.
“It would not end there. No one would be satisfied. The next thing is now ‘oh yeah but she won’t stand this long against Manon (Fiorot)’ or ‘she won’t stand against (Valentina) Shevchenko’ or ‘ would she beat her?’. I expected it,” she mentioned.
With Ditcheva coming into her prime she says she’s obtained loads of time to make her means by way of PFL earlier than determining her subsequent transfer.
“I’m only 26 as well. I’ve got so much more to give to PFL and hopefully we’ll come up with a few good things next year,” she mentioned.
“I don’t know what the situation is with whether you’ll see me fight in the tournament again or we’ll have some big fights. I don’t know, we’ll see, but I’m definitely with PFL.”