Dakota Ditcheva is the future of WMMA

[BEATDOWNS]

I agree she has a lot of upside and is an undefeated killer. Always stoked to see her fight unfortunately I missed this last one but saw the gif courtesy of @Ladder Master thanks bud those body shots were brootal.

 

[Xuh]

She's good, because of how weak WMMA is right now. 125lbs is a new division

it's as old as all the other WMMA divisons. Unless you mean 'new in the UFC' which is short sighted and not really true anymore either (it's been about 7 years now).

w135 is the 'oldest' women's division (if you think divisions only start when the UFC 'invents' them), is that doing better or worse than w115 or w125 today? If a fighter with Dakota's skillset appeared in UFC w135 tomorrow, would it be harder or easier for her to reach the top that division over 125 or 115?

somewhere between 115-125 is where the biggest 'talent pool' for women lies (it's just numbers) and you can see that already, there are a lot of good younger fighters at 125 now and it's arguably better than 115 already. Ppl predicted this before the UFC had the division (again, it's just numbers) and they were right - after a couple of years to shake out the Eyes and Calvillos, here we are with a bunch of standout talent in their mid 20s. Meanwhile w135 is slowly turning into the new women's 145...

 

[DrRodentia]

She seems like the new version of prime Joanna Jedrzejczyk. I'm in.

 

[fortheo]

I'd probably favor her over the UFC's flyweights, but I think I'd be 50-50 if she fought Natalia Silva, or Manon. Wrestling spam verson of val stands a chance, too -- she sets her takedowns up better than Santos, and I've seen dakota taken down by worst wrestlers with worst set ups.

 

[Safton]

I was a bit tentative in my interest about her at first mostly because it wasn't entirely clear if she was a legit prospect or some Wang Cong type who was bombing on low-level competition while getting by on the benefits of her striking accolades and physicality. However, any doubts I had regarding her ceiling were largely put aside when she not only defeated Jena Bishop, but finished her in short order. The fact that she followed that up by doing the same to Taila Santos is insane. Those both represented sizeable steps up in competition against girls who were -- on paper -- pretty difficult stylistic match-ups and she passed the test with flying colors. She's still only 26 and has several good years in the sport to make waves.

I'm not entirely sure she'd beat up all the girls on the UFC FLW roster as some are saying, but I'm excited and I hope to see her in the UFC someday all the same so that maybe I'm proven wrong. She'd definitely be a Top 5ish contender at the very least.

 

[fortheo]

I was a bit tentative in my interest about her at first mostly because it wasn't entirely clear if she was a legit prospect or some Wang Cong type who was bombing on low-level competition while getting by on the benefits of her striking accolades and physicality. However, any doubts I had regarding her ceiling were largely put aside when she not only defeated Jena Bishop, but finished her in short order. The fact that she followed that up by doing the same to Taila Santos is insane. Those both represented sizeable steps up in competition against girls who were -- on paper -- pretty difficult stylistic match-ups and she passed the test with flying colors. She's still only 26 and has several good years in the sport to make waves.

I'm not entirely sure she'd beat up all the girls on the UFC FLW roster as some are saying, but I'm excited and I hope to see her in the UFC someday all the same so that maybe I'm proven wrong. She'd definitely be a Top 5ish contender at the very least.

Hopefully if she stays undefeated, the UFC brings her in and gives her either an instant title shot or a number 1 contender fight right away. I think it would be a good way to make some noise in that divison.

 

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[Superzorro]

it's as old as all the other WMMA divisons. Unless you mean 'new in the UFC' which is short sighted and not really true anymore either (it's been about 7 years now).

w135 is the 'oldest' women's division (if you think divisions only start when the UFC 'invents' them), is that doing better or worse than w115 or w125 today? If a fighter with Dakota's skillset appeared in UFC w135 tomorrow, would it be harder or easier for her to reach the top that division over 125 or 115?

somewhere between 115-125 is where the biggest 'talent pool' for women lies (it's just numbers) and you can see that already, there are a lot of good younger fighters at 125 now and it's arguably better than 115 already. Ppl predicted this before the UFC had the division (again, it's just numbers) and they were right - after a couple of years to shake out the Eyes and Calvillos, here we are with a bunch of standout talent in their mid 20s. Meanwhile w135 is slowly turning into the new women's 145...

She would be at the top of any of them. None of the fighters are any good. Who could challenge her? There's no one. Where's this standout talent that you're referring to?

 

[Superzorro]

You are not entirely wrong, but you are framing it incorrectly IMO. She would be a huge favourite over most fighters in her division because she is great and they are only very good or even pretty good. People talk shit about UFC fighters all the time but in the real world even the worst fighter on the roster is objectively at least a pretty good fighter compared to their peers.

Santos is still a very good fighter. It's just that Dakota Ditcheva is a great one.

Santos is a decent fighter against people who are intimidated by her. If you're not intimidated by her, she's below average. Dakota Ditcheva is a very good fighter right now with the potential to be great if developed properly.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

I'd probably favor her over the UFC's flyweights, but I think I'd be 50-50 if she fought Natalia Silva, or Manon. Wrestling spam verson of val stands a chance, too -- she sets her takedowns up better than Santos, and I've seen dakota taken down by worst wrestlers with worst set ups.

I would like see her against Tatiana Suarez, maybe the worse match up for her. Although currently at 115 Tatiana wasn't small at 125
I don't see Manon bringing any of threat for her. The fight would be basically on foot and Dakota is a way better striker

Grasso would have a chance if could take the fight to the ground at some point but I think she would have huge difficulty to close the distance and her boxing style always walking forward is and in a straight line is good for Dakota. I remember I was pretty surprised when Dakota hesitated to say in a interview that she would win Val and Alexa in a fight and showed enormous respect for their skill-set, putting herself in a position below of them

 

[OldBoy91]

I'd probably favor her over the UFC's flyweights, but I think I'd be 50-50 if she fought Natalia Silva, or Manon. Wrestling spam verson of val stands a chance, too -- she sets her takedowns up better than Santos, and I've seen dakota taken down by worst wrestlers with worst set ups.

She would slaughter Manon.

Fiorot is a good striker but very basic. Ditcheva has more a diverse striking arsenal, she's longer, and way more of a finisher and has legitimate killer instinct in fights.

Silva is a more interesting fight, as is D1 Shevchenko.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

She's good, because of how weak WMMA is right now. 125lbs is a new division. All of the good fighters that would have been a decent challenge for her are getting old. But we also have to remember, Taila Santos has been putting on increasingly worse performances since she lost the close fight to Shevchenko. Erin Blanchfield is extremely small for the weight which was proven when she couldn't do anything to Fiorot yet was able to outdog and bully Santos. Santos is weak mentally and that is probably the worse quality a fighter can have.

Well that's nonsense. You still in the year 2019?

 

[BangBang]

She looks like a legit prospect and justifies the hype. But she hasn't fought any one of any significance other than Santos. Cannot extrapolate to her being as dominant in the UFC especially against someone like Valentina who has been there and done as far as accomplishments go.

I'm on the bandwagon though, she's from the city where I grew up FFS!

 

[Human Bass]

Same strikes to the bodies of cans and/or smaller women. Whoopee.

Complaining about strikes to the body same af. Way more interesting than the typical head hunter

 

[duke_droese]

In her Sherdog Fight Finder pic she has no bewbs. Oh, and who?

That happens when your national dish is fish and chips. Even Meatball Molly is a UK 7

I watched the fight. Dakota looks like a killer. Probably the best WMMA striking technique I've seen and she carries power. The other girl didn't get knocked out but completely wilted and no mas'd. She also was nasty in her TDD and get back up tactics, even hurting the chick in the clinch exchanges.

I don't know how she makes 125 though, she's a big bitch.

Looks like she's going to take over.

 

[markys00]

But can she twerk?

 

[MisfitsBR]

Maybe but...


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[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

She looks like a legit prospect and justifies the hype. But she hasn't fought any one of any significance other than Santos. Cannot extrapolate to her being as dominant in the UFC especially against someone like Valentina who has been there and done as far as accomplishments go.

I'm on the bandwagon though, she's from the city where I grew up FFS!

Santos, who she just destroyed.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Asking someone with a Kevin Sorbo user name and avatar to grow up is impressively optimistic of you.

Who is Kevin sorbo

 

[mkess101]

The thing that stood out yesterday to me was the improvements in her TDD technique. In her previous fight vs Bishop she got taken down pretty easily and put flat on her back. She was fine, kept guard and her getup was solid. But against a better top position grappler that could've been a bad spot for her. Yesterday, she didn't make the same mistake and get off balance trying to rush her way off the cage. She stayed composed and wide and timed her clinch strikes perfectly to be able to not risk allowing Taila to clasp her hands and get her shoulder all the way to the hips.

In short, she's already world class but it looks like she takes training seriously and understands her weaker spots and works to improve them. Which is gonna make her a nightmare for any girl at 125 going forward.