Dakota Ditcheva reflects on TKO win at 2024 PFL Championship

Dakota Ditcheva made herself identified this yr.

After a profitable run within the 2024 PFL match, Ditcheva took the ladies’s flyweight title – and the $1 million prize – at Friday’s 2024 PFL Championship in Saudi Arabia, and he or she did so by impressively stopping former UFC title challenger Taila Santos. This was by far the most important take a look at for Ditcheva (14-0), but she was in a position to get by way of Santos (22-4) with ease.

“I’ve been telling you,” Ditcheva stated in her in-cage post-fight interview. “I’ve been attempting to inform you. Perhaps (the haters will take heed to me), I’m certain they’ll nonetheless be moaning about it, however I’ll simply preserve proving them incorrect.”

At 26, Ditcheva feels unstoppable with such an enormous win underneath her belt. She didn’t verify if she’ll now compete underneath PFL’s Tremendous Battle collection or proceed within the season format.

“I don’t know, the world is mine,” Ditcheva stated. “I’ll sit with PFL and see what we will give you. I simply beat the perfect lady that’s on the market out of any division, so I don’t know, PFL and I’ll give you one thing superb.”

So far as the efficiency, Ditcheva anticipated to complete Santos. She was assured she was going to get the job executed regardless of the discrepancy in expertise.

“She’s a troublesome lady, however I knew what I used to be able to,” Ditcheva stated. “I’ve labored so onerous. My staff knew what I used to be able to. Proper from the start of the season, if I’d’ve gotten her within the first spherical, I’d’ve executed the identical factor. They’ve been speaking, and he or she’s been saying, ‘She’s only a Barbie and a mannequin.’ Nicely, a mannequin simply beat your ass in spherical two, so shut up.”

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