Dakota Ditcheva and Denise Kielholtz will collide on February 7, 2026 at PFL: Road to Dubai, a matchup that brings two of the sport’s most dynamic strikers to the Coca-Cola Arena for a fight with major implications for the women’s flyweight landscape.
The rising PFL star and the seasoned Bellator veteran now meet on one of the promotion’s biggest international stages, promising a stylistic clash tailor-made for fireworks in Dubai.
The fight was announced Monday morning by PFL CEO John Martin.
Excited to announce the return of Dakota Ditcheva on PFL: Road to Dubai as she steps into the cage against Dutch Kickboxing Champion Denise Kielholtz for a Women’s Flyweight bout!
Tickets are on sale now 👊 Tune in on February 7, 2026 @cocacolaarena #PFLRoadtoDubai… pic.twitter.com/B4i6schPQ
— John Martin (@JohnMartinPFL) November 24, 2025
Ditcheva (15-0) extended her perfect professional record with a win over Sumiko Inaba at PFL Africa 1 in July. The 2024 PFL Tournament champion has steadily emerged as one of the promotion’s main stars, rejecting every challenger placed before her to date.
Kielholtz (8-5) will make her official PFL debut against Ditcheva and return to action for the first time since her decisive victory over Sumiko Inaba at Bellator 301 in 2023. Her originally scheduled promotional debut against Taila Santos was scrapped after she was forced to withdraw, making this highly anticipated performance her true introduction to the PFL stage.
PFL: Road To Dubai takes place on February 7, 2026 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, culminating in a lightweight title clash between champion Usman Nurmagomedov and challenger Alfie Davis.
The card will also see Ramazan Kuramagomedov and Shamil Musaev battle for the vacant welterweight championship, adding another high-stakes matchup to a stacked lineup.
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