Ditcheva to fight Kielholtz in February

Dakota Ditcheva, a British flyweight, will make her first appearance since suffering a hand injury on February 7 in Dubai against Dutch flyweight Denise Kielholtz.

Ditcheva won her 15th fight straight after winning against Sumiko Inaba in July, breaking her hand.

Ditcheva’s first fight since winning the PFL’s 2024 flyweight championship match made her the first British woman to do so.

She has a reputation as one of Britain’s most exciting fighters, stopping 13 of her 15 opponents and triumphing 12 of them by knockout.

Ditcheva, 36, will face a former world champion kickboxer in Kielholtz, who has already won eight of her 13 professional matches.

Usman Nurmagomedov’s lightweight title defense against Britain’s Alfie Davis is the focus of the PFL’s Road to Dubai event.

Similar to Ditcheva, Davis won the PFL tournament and won the lightweight bracket this year before taking home the title against Nurmagomedov.