Story byMike Bohn, MMA JunkieWed, December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM UTC·1 min readAfter breaking through as a top talent in 2024, Dakota Ditcheva will not remember 2025 as a career year. Ditcheva (15-0) was recently forced to pull out of her women's flyweight matchup with Denise Kielholtz at PFL: Road to Dubai on Feb. 7 due to an undisclosed injury. It came on the back end of the hand injury she sustained over the summer in a win against Sumiko Inaba, leaving the undefeated standout with some sorrow feelings. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 27-year-old issued a statement about her withdrawal on Wednesday and made her disappointment clear over the situation and setbacks (via Instagram). Ditcheva did not provide details of her injury or a timeline for her recovery. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL's Dakota Ditcheva 'heartbroken' after injury: 'I cried'.