for championship gold.
Dicheva (16-0) says she’s cleared to resume training after surgery on both hands, which she broke with a unanimous decision victory. Denise Kielholtz in July. Injuries kept the unbeaten Brit on the sidelines, while Bishop was defeated Liz Carmouche at
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Professional fighter league women’s flyweight world champion.
Dakota Ditcheva continues training, targets rematch with PFL champion Jena Bishop
Dicheva has been focusing on grappling, while scaling back on striking. “Dangerous” previously suffered a hand injury during his victory Sumiko Inaba last year, but said his latest recovery progressed much faster, allowing him to return about nine weeks after surgery.
“I’m good, I’m clear,” Ditcheva told Ariel Helwan. “I’m back in training now, so yeah, I’m ready to go. I’m just waiting for the belt date. I want my belt back. I’ve been wrestling for a couple of weeks now. I just took a little bit of time with the strike. I don’t have a fight coming up, so I thought let me focus on the person I fought now. Like nine weeks after surgery, which is really quick.
Dicheva has 13 of 16 career victories, including a first-round TKO of Bishop in their 2024 meeting.
Dakota Ditcheva gives an overview of his recovery after surgery on both hands: “I’m good, I’m clear. I’m back in training now, so yeah, I’m ready to go. I’m just waiting for the belt. I want my belt back. I’ve been wrestling for a couple of weeks now. I just took some time, with focus, so I thought I came.” I healed so fast this time. It had been nine weeks since the surgery, which is really fast.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
October 27, 2026