Dakota Ditcheva gained’t be aiming for a championship repeat in 2025.
The PFL introduced the eight-woman area for this season’s flyweight match, an inventory that features former Bellator champion Liz Carmouche and Juliana Velasquez, in addition to veterans Taila Santos and Kana Watanabe.
Noticeably absent from the listing is Ditcheva, who tore via the 2024 season, together with a second-round TKO of Santos in a match last to say a PFL championship and a $1 million prize. The information isn’t shocking given Ditcheva had lately instructed MMA Preventing she had not dedicated to a different match run.
See the complete flyweight area beneath.
- Taila Santos (22-4)
- Liz Carmouche (22-8)
- Kana Watanabe (13-3-1)
- Juliana Velasquez (13-3)
- Jena Bishop (7-2)
- Elora Dana (7-0)
- Ilara Joanne (12-9)
- Diana Asvaragova (6-1)
Santos, Carmouche, Watanabe, Velasquez, Bishop, and Joanne are all returning to the match area, whereas Dana and Asvaragova make their PFL debuts.
Tuesday’s announcement might arrange a number of rematches, with Carmouche and Santos having met within the 2024 semifinal, which Santos gained by unanimous choice. The opposite semifinal noticed Bishop fall to Ditcheva.
Watanabe, Velasquez, and Joanne look to make their match climb after falling in need of the 2024 post-season.
Dana joins PFL with a 7-0 document, having most lately competed for Brazil’s Jungle Battle promotion. Diana Asvaragova comes over from Bellator, having gained her first 4 fights for the now-defunct promotion earlier than dropping a unanimous choice to Justine Kish in her most up-to-date outing in August 2023.
Seeding for the match remains to be to be introduced.
The 2025 PFL flyweight match is about to kick off on April 11, with the present set to broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
