Dakota Ditcheva Withdraws From Feb. 7 PFL Dubai Card With Undisclosed Injury

Overview

• PFL announced on Dec. 23 that undefeated flyweight standout Dakota Ditcheva is off the Road to Dubai event due to an undisclosed injury.
• No details were provided on the injury, no return timeline was given, and the promotion has not said if Denise Kielholtz will receive a replacement or a rescheduled bout.
• The Feb. 7 card at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena still features title fights, including Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alfie Davis for the lightweight belt and Ramazan Kuramagomedov vs. Shamil Musaev for the welterweight title.
• Ditcheva is 15-0 and fought only once in 2025, a July decision over Sumiko Inaba that was followed by reports of a broken hand.
• Ditcheva posted that she is heartbroken to withdraw and said she is healing, without offering a timeframe for her return.