Dakota Ditcheva might win $1million this 12 months, however she says her final aim is to headline at Manchester City’s stadium.
The 25-year-old walked away with a $100,000 cheque by stopping Valentina Scatizzi to change into PFL’s inaugural European flyweight champion final December.
In 2024, she’ll be testing herself in opposition to the perfect 125lb fighters in MMA.
Ditcheva will first face Lisa Mauldin at PFL 1 on April 4 earlier than doubtlessly transferring on to fights with former Ronda Rousey opponent, Liz Carmouche, and prime contender Talia Santos.
The eventual winner of PFL’s first flyweight match will take dwelling a $1 million cheque, like spurned UFC hopeful Brendan Loughnane did in 2022.
While the lifelong ‘Citizens’ fan is worked up in regards to the prospect of changing into a millionaire, she’s in the end dreaming of attaining one thing that cash can’t purchase.
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“Oh my God,” Ditcheva mentioned when the prospect of a future struggle at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium was introduced up throughout an interview with talkSPORT.com.
“I can’t even think about that, it gives me goosebumps.
“Honestly, if I could fight at the Etihad and we could put a show on there, that would just be out of this world. It would be crazy, but I’m still 25 so I feel like it will happen one day.
“It’s 100 per cent going to happen, I’ve already said that. When it will happen, I’m not sure. A few more years and I’ll make that happen, for sure. And I said it here first!”
Ditcheva isn’t bothered about who she’s going to headline reverse on the 53,400-capacity venue, all she needs is for the cardboard to be packed out with fellow Mancunian fighters.
She added: “I don’t think I’ll really care [about the opponent] because I’ll have a world championship belt at that point.
“I would just like a good few Manchester faces on it, Manchester fighters, I want it to be like a full Manchester card.
“That is kind of what I’m bothered about more than who I’m facing.”
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