Joe Rogan, the well-known UFC commentator, has expressed admiration for PFL standout Dakota Ditcheva. Typically focused on fighters within the UFC, Rogan recently gave a nod to Ditcheva during his popular podcast, highlighting her impressive skills and punching power. <\/p>\n
While chatting with comedian Shane Gillis about men underestimating female fighters, Rogan mentioned the undefeated flyweight star, noting her knockout ability and Muay Thai expertise. He emphasized how Ditcheva\u2019s appearance often leads people to underestimate her, describing her as not only talented but also attractive and fit, which contrasts with her fierce fighting style.<\/p>\n
Ditcheva made headlines after breaking her left hand in a fight last July against Sumiko Inaba, a setback that she seemed to have recovered from when she was scheduled to fight former Bellator kickboxing champion Dennis Kielholz on February 7th at PFL\u2019s big event. However, she recently announced her withdrawal from the Abu Dhabi tournament due to a training injury, expressing heartfelt disappointment on Instagram. Ditcheva shared how deeply upset she was about missing the fight, having already struggled with limited matchups last year, and promised to return stronger.<\/p>\n
Fan Take: Joe Rogan\u2019s praise for Dakota Ditcheva shines a spotlight on rising female talent in MMA outside the UFC, which is exciting for fight fans eager for more diverse and competitive matchups. Ditcheva\u2019s injury and subsequent absence highlight the fragile nature of a fighter\u2019s career, but her comeback will be one to watch, potentially shaking up the women’s MMA landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joe Rogan, the well-known UFC commentator, has expressed admiration for PFL standout Dakota Ditcheva. Typically focused on fighters within the UFC, Rogan recently gave a nod to Ditcheva during his popular podcast, highlighting her impressive skills and punching power. While chatting with comedian Shane Gillis about men underestimating female fighters, Rogan mentioned the undefeated flyweight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443],"tags":[2444],"class_list":{"0":"post-35175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fighting","8":"tag-fighting"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}