Dakota Ditcheva Responds to Taila Santos Questioning Level of Competition

There could be a rivalry brewing in the Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight division.

Both Dakota Ditcheva and former Ultimate Fighting Championship contender Taila Santos recorded Round 1 finishes in their PFL 1 appearance at the Boeing Center in San Antonio Texas on Friday night. While both got the job done in the first frame, Ditcheva currently occupies the top spot in the rankings since she managed to finish Lisa Mauldin three seconds before Santos ended her clash with Ilara Joanne.

Following a successful PFL debut, Santos was quick to divulge who she’d like to take on next during a post-fight media apperance.

“I'd like to fight Dakota,” Santos said. “I feel like she is on a hype train right now. I don't feel like she has fought anyone as tough.”

While Ditcheva is more than happy to face the challenge of going up against a former UFC contender, “Dangerous” was also quick to hit back with a retort of her own after learning what Santos had to say about the quality of her opposition.

“I mean, it would be a very good fight, we're both two elite strikers so, it would be very good. But I don't know what's going to play out in the next round. Could be the next round that we face each other, not the finals,” said Ditcheva. “And I know she commented on one of my posts before saying she wants Barbie's belt, which is a European belt first off, so, she can't have it . And two, she's got to get it off me, so she wouldn't be getting it either, but yeah, it would be a really exciting matchup and a very good fight. I respect her a lot and [she] is someone I've watched as well.

“I mean she got beat by Erin Blanchfield, right? Did we watch Erin on the weekend? She didn't have the best performance, and Erin beat her so that's all I've got to say on that.”