Undefeated 2024 PFL women’s flyweight champion “Dangerous” Dakota Ditcheva has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces of the promotion and appears on a path to superstardom. After a brief hiatus, the 26-year-old finisher is set to return to action on Saturday, July 19, where she will take on Sumiko Inaba at the organization’s historic PFL Africa 1 event, which streams live in the United States on the PFL app from Cape Town, South Africa.

Ahead of that matchup, Dakota spoke with Grind City Media’s John Morgan.

0:00 – Reliving an incredible 2024 title run
1:52 – “Bro, we’ve actually done it”
2:24 – Shifting from a tournament run to PFL Champions Series
5:10 – Breaking down Sumiko Inaba matchup, and full 2025 plans
6:57 – Becoming a face of PFL MMA
9:38 – Taking inspiration from teammate Kayla Harrison
12:06 – “I’m getting in there the same amount of violence, if not 10 times more”