Published On: Wed, Dec 24th, 2025

PFL's Dakota Ditcheva 'heartbroken' after injury forced fight withdrawal

After breaking through as a top talent in 2024, Dakota Ditcheva will not remember 2025 as a career year.

Ditcheva (15-0) was recently forced to pull out of her women’s flyweight matchup with Denise Kielholtz at PFL: Road to Dubai on Feb. 7 due to an undisclosed injury. It came on the back end of the hand injury she sustained over the summer in a win against Sumiko Inaba, leaving the undefeated standout with some sorrow feelings.

The 27-year-old issued a statement about her withdrawal on Wednesday and made her disappointment clear over the situation and setbacks (via Instagram).

Ditcheva did not provide details of her injury or a timeline for her recovery.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL’s Dakota Ditcheva ‘heartbroken’ after injury: ‘I cried’

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