Ditcheva Confirms Five-Fight PFL Deal After Contract Reports

Dakota Ditcheva has five fights remaining on her PFL contract, the undefeated flyweight revealed this week.

Ditcheva, who faces Denise Kielholtz at PFL New York on Friday, told Ariel Helwani that recent reports suggesting she had two fights left were incorrect. "I saw that post the other day and thought, 'Oh, this is new,'" she said, per MMA Mania. "It said two fights, two mil. And I was like, 'Wrong.' More fights, more money."

What Ditcheva's Extended Deal Means for PFL

The 28-year-old has gone 10-0 under the PFL banner with eight knockouts, making her one of the promotion's biggest draws. With the UFC routinely poaching talent from rival organisations, PFL locked down Ditcheva to a multi-fight extension that keeps her off the open market through at least 2027. She declined to specify her pay but said the promotion "look after me for sure."

Ditcheva last competed in 2025 after injuries limited her to one bout that year. She fought three times in 2023 and four times in 2024. Friday's Kielholtz matchup will be her first appearance of 2026.

PFL New York airs Friday on ESPN with Usman Nurmagomedov headlining against Archie Colgan in what is expected to be the lightweight champion's final contracted bout.

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• MMA Mania — Dakota Ditcheva corrects the record on the status of her PFL contract: ‘More fights, more money’