When the Professional Fighters League signed a promising but unproven Dakota Ditcheva in 2022, the hope was that she could develop into the kind of homegrown star around which a promotion can build. Consider that phase of her career complete.
in 2022, the hope was that she could develop into the kind of homegrown star around which a promotion can build. Consider that phase of her career complete.with a series of brutal body blows and laid claim to the women’s flyweight championship in the second round of theirco-main event on Friday at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Finished for the first time in her 26-fight career, Santos succumbed to punches 4:41 into Round 2.
The rout of Santos moved Ditcheva to 14-0 with 13 finishes and put her in position to call her shots at 125 pounds. Rarely does substance exceed hype in combat sports, but the 26-year-old Sale, England, native seems to have it all—looks, skills, charisma, competitive drive and the backing of a world-class team—and could soon emerge as the next face of women’s MMA. Might a second championship be on the horizon for Ditcheva? Carmouche, 40, has rattled off nine wins in 10 appearances.
Goltsov finally broke through. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Russian made good on his fourth pass at PFL gold, as he putto sleep with a first-round triangle choke and walked away with the heavyweight championship. Goltsov stopped all four of his opponents—Popov,—on his way to a seven-figure payday that eluded him in 2019, 2021 and 2023. It lines him up for a shot at the PFL’s cash cow.
Musaev somehow still flies under the radar. The unbeaten Russian left his stamp on the PFL’s latest campaign when he buriedwith punches in the third round of their million-dollar welterweight final. Musaev brought it to a close 1:44 into Round 3, improving to 18-0-1—a 2022 draw withremains the lone blemish on his resume—in the process. The 30-year-old Universal Fighters product has now secured 12 of his 18 career victories by knockout or technical knockout.
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