Taila Santos has but one more impediment to negotiate.
The 31-year-old Brazilian will toe the line against undefeated American Top Team standout Dakota Ditcheva when their million-dollar Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight final serves as the PFL 2024 Season Championships co-headliner on Friday at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Santos enters the cage on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. In 25 career appearances, she has never been finished.
As Santos approaches her high-stakes showdown with Ditcheva at 125 pounds, a look at five of the many moments that have come to define her: