Despite her spotless professional MMA record, Dakota Ditcheva admits she has struggled to believe in her abilities as a fighter.
The 24-year-old flyweight is now two fights into her PFL journey after a vicious first-round knockout of Katherine Corogenes on the prelims of 2022 PFL Championships at Madison Square Garden. Ditcheva (7-0) has finished both of her PFL opponents in the first round, but revealed she has had to learn how to trust in what she can do inside the cage.
“I feel like I struggle sometimes believing in myself,” Ditcheva told reporters at the post-fight news conference (via MMA Sucka). “Like, you see me winning all the time, but it’s not about winning, it’s about believing in my ability. I feel like going over to ATT (American Top Team) and being around a team that is such high-level, and as soon as I walked in that gym, every coach in that gym believed in my abilities and what I could do.
