Dakota Ditcheva shakes off broken hand, re-signs with PFL after dominant win in South Africa

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Dakota Ditcheva built on her incredible MMA run earlier today (Sat., July 19, 2025) at PFL South Africa LIVE on ESPN+ from inside GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, smoking Sumiko Inaba with a dominant decision win to push her undefeated pro record to 15-0.

This was PFL’s first-time ever traveling to Africa for an event so it was important for Ditcheva to show up.

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As you may have expected, Ditcheva was a huge betting favorite to capture a win Saturday. The 26-year-old striker is not only unbeaten under the PFL banner, but she had finished all nine of her PFL appearances entering this weekend by knockout or submission. If Inaba was going to walk away with a victory it would have to be one of the biggest upset of 2025.

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Unfortunately for Inaba, Saturday’s fight in Cape Town would not end up in an upset. Instead, Ditcheva completely styled on Inaba for 15-straight minutes. She unloaded heavy knees to the head and body inside, whipping front kicks, combinations, and impeccable defense the entire way through.

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It may not have been a fight-stopping finish that fans are used to seeing, but Ditcheva looked downright unstoppable at PFL South Africa. Sadly, she did badly hurt her hand during the fight and believes it may even be broken. She’ll have to heal that up before returning to the PFL cage after announcing she re-signed with the promotion during her post-fight interview.

Sorry, UFC. Ditcheva is no longer on the market.