Ditcheva cleared after double hand surgery and wants Bishop for the belt
Britain's Dakota Ditcheva, 16-0 as a professional, has been cleared to train again some nine weeks after surgery on both hands and wants a rematch with Jena Bishop for the PFL flyweight belt. Of her 16 wins, 13 have come inside the distance, including a 2024 technical knockout of Bishop.
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Dakota Ditcheva está pronta para voltar a treinar, e já mirou uma revanche com Jena Bishop com o cinturão em jogo.
A peso-mosca britânica, 16-0 como profissional, passou pela faca nas duas mãos depois de quebrá-las na vitória por decisão unânime sobre Denise Kielholtz em julho. Enquanto ela ficou afastada, Bishop venceu Liz Carmouche no PFL Chicago e foi coroada a primeira campeã peso-mosca feminina do PFL.
Em entrevista a Ariel Helwani, Ditcheva disse que o foco tem sido o grappling enquanto volta aos poucos ao striking, e que agora espera uma data.
“Estou bem, estou liberada. Já voltei a treinar, então sim, estou pronta para ir. Só estou esperando uma data pelo cinturão. Quero meu cinturão de volta”, disse. “Estou fazendo grappling há algumas semanas. Fui um pouco devagar com o striking. Não tenho luta marcada, então pensei: deixa eu focar no grappling; agora a Jena é quem tem o cinturão. Eu me recuperei tão rápido desta vez… Foram umas nove semanas desde a cirurgia, o que é muito rápido.”
Não é o primeiro problema nas mãos: ela também machucou uma ao vencer Sumiko Inaba no ano passado, mas desta vez a recuperação foi bem mais rápida, cerca de nove semanas da operação ao treino completo.
Das 16 vitórias, 13 vieram antes do limite, entre elas um nocaute técnico sobre Bishop no primeiro round quando as duas se enfrentaram em 2024.
Em outro ponto do calendário do PFL, uma luta de cinturão dos pesados é a atração principal do PFL Dubai, em 14 de novembro.
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