British MMA prospect Dakota Ditcheva stole the show at PFL 4 in Uncasville, Connecticut, this week, scoring a first-round knockout over Chelsea Hackett.
With the win, Ditcheva advanced to 11-0 in her professional career and locked up the No. 1 seed in the women's flyweight playoffs.
Ditcheva will face No. 4 seed Jena Bishop in the PFL Playoffs.
The 25-year-old went viral for her big win and is now being praised as one of the next big things in mixed martial arts.
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YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul raved about Ditcheva on social media, tweeting out, "The next MMA superstar…Dakota Ditcheva."
The next MMA superstar…Dakota Ditcheva pic.twitter.com/S8hppzc1jE
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 14, 2024
Paul is no stranger to championing women's combat sports.
His Most Valuable Promotions has given a platform to Puerto Rican boxer Amanda Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs), who is the unified featherweight world champion.
Ditcheva now advances to the semifinals. If things go according to plan, she will face the winner of Talia Santos and Liz Carmouche in the $1 million championship bout in November.
As for Paul, he was set to return to action this summer against the legendary Mike Tyson, but an illness forced Tyson out of the bout. However, the bout has since been tentatively rescheduled for November 18.
Paul has also said he plans on transitioning to MMA, so perhaps in the future, we will see "The Problem Child" and Ditcheva on the same PFL card.
