Cyborg–Ditcheva PFL Superfight Still Unset as Cyborg Pledges 135 and Ditcheva Sets Terms

Overview

• Dakota Ditcheva told Ariel Helwani she would consider the matchup only if Cris Cyborg can reach 135 pounds, she has more time to prepare, and the offer includes significant pay.
• Cris Cyborg said on social media she can make 135 pounds for a fall superfight, noting she carries less muscle at age 40 compared with her UFC years.
• Ditcheva is rehabbing a broken hand that prompted her late-December withdrawal from a Feb. 7 PFL Dubai booking and she is eyeing an April or May return.
• The proposed fight spans two divisions, with Cyborg never having competed at 135 and her prior cuts to 140 in the UFC described as difficult.
• Ditcheva, an unbeaten PFL flyweight and Uncrowned’s 2024 Women’s Fighter of the Year, also pointed out that featherweight Leah McCourt has long pursued a Cyborg bout.