{"id":297600,"date":"2023-12-09T11:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297600"},"modified":"2023-12-09T11:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:24:48","slug":"dakota-ditcheva-leaves-valentina-scatizzi-with-gruesome-eye-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/dakota-ditcheva-leaves-valentina-scatizzi-with-gruesome-eye-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Ditcheva leaves Valentina Scatizzi with gruesome eye injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Dakota Ditcheva leaves Valentina Scatizzi with gruesome eye injury as devastating knees see her claim\u00a0\u00a380,000 PFL flyweight title win<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dakota Ditcheva beat Valentina Scatizzi via doctor stoppage on Friday night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brit became the first ever PFL European flyweight champion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A fight on a Sunday night? Bournemouth fans have time to enjoy Manchester United match &#8211; The Hook<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dakota Ditcheva dominated Valentina Scatizzi to win the inaugural PFL European flyweight in Dublin on Friday night, leaving her opponent with a horrific eye injury in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The undefeated kickboxing specialist had early success with kicks before Scatizzi tried to get a hold of her and utilise her wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Ditcheva wasn&#8217;t fazed and proceeded to land multiple devastating knees in the clinch.<\/p>\n<p>It left Scatizzi&#8217;s eye completely swollen shut with the cageside doctor having no choice but to wave off the fight at the end of the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Ditcheva not only claimed the belt but also a an \u00a380,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/09\/78764303-12844623-image-a-1_1702115835976.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dakota Ditcheva beat Valentina Scatizzio to become the PFL European flyweight champion\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Brit&#8217;s mixed martial arts record is now 10-0 with finishes in nine of those bouts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anything is next. Give me whoever you want, fight wherever you want,&#8217; she said after receiving the belt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll stay in Europe or go to America, I&#8217;ll clean them all out,&#8217; said Ditcheva.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the fight, Ditcheva admitted she was happy about the prospect of a big payday but that becoming the best female fighter in Europe is her main motivation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/10\/78764301-12844623-The_cageside_doctor_waved_off_the_fight_after_the_first_round_du-m-13_1702116254674.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The cageside doctor waved off the fight after the first round due to\u00a0Scatizzi&#8217;s swollen eye<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s crazy to see someone at this stage of their career, who is still building and things like that, is getting opportunities to win that type of money,&#8217; Ditcheva told talkSPORT.com.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t think the money to me is more important than the win. I want a clean record. I want to be the no.1 female in Europe and that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m thinking about most.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The money is great, it&#8217;s a bonus, but I haven&#8217;t spent it in my head yet. My brothers have, but I&#8217;m more thinking about getting that win on my record and coming away 10-0.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12844623\/Dakota-Ditcheva-leaves-Valentina-Scatizzi-gruesome-eye-injury-PFL-flyweight-title-win.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dakota Ditcheva leaves Valentina Scatizzi with gruesome eye injury as devastating knees see her claim\u00a0\u00a380,000 PFL flyweight title win Dakota Ditcheva beat Valentina Scatizzi via <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/dakota-ditcheva-leaves-valentina-scatizzi-with-gruesome-eye-injury\/\" title=\"Dakota Ditcheva leaves Valentina Scatizzi with gruesome eye injury\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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