Dakota Ditcheva will face Sumiko Inaba in a non-title bout on the PFL’s first combat evening in Cape City, South Africa on 26 July.
The Manchester fighter has not competed since profitable the PFL flyweight world title last November and publicly berated the MMA promotion for failing to e book her.
Ditcheva, 26, will combat alongside former Bellator champion Johnny Eblen. He might be combating in a ‘world title’ bout regardless of the Bellator titles being scrapped earlier this 12 months.
The PFL instructed Ditcheva and plenty of of her fellow PFL 2024 champions and Bellator belt holders that they might be that includes at their PFL Champions Collection occasions in 2025.
Ditcheva and Eblen will headline the PFL’s inaugural occasion in Africa, overseen by Francis Ngannou.
The PFL Champions Collection portion of the occasion might be after the opening spherical of an all-African match throughout a number of weight lessons.
Unbeaten American fighter Eblen, 33, will defend his world title towards the Netherlands’ Costello van Steenis.
Inaba, 34, was a daily within the Bellator flyweight division however was not a part of the PFL’s 2024 flyweight match.
Ditcheva ran by the competitors to develop into the primary British lady to win a serious MMA world title.
The Englishwoman is unbeaten in 14 fights with 13 finishes.
