Since its inception six years ago, the Professional Fighters League has set out to discover and develop homegrown stars that could rival the popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top talent. Now, there is a PFL project that’s on the brink of breaking through to the next level of stardom: Meet “Dangerous” Dakota Ditcheva.
The undefeated English flyweight has taken the women’s mixed martial arts scene by storm in three short years as a pro. Few active female fighters outside Valentina Shevchenko, Cris Cyborg and Weili Zhang are truly terrifying on their feet, but the 26-year-old is a rare exception.