Overview
- Ditcheva said in a YouTube video that she re‑broke previously injured hand bones during her unanimous‑decision win at PFL New York on July 31 and that she did not tell her corner during the fight.
- She is currently in splints and is awaiting her surgeon’s plan in the coming days, with the exact recovery timetable still unknown.
- Ditcheva explained the breaks are not new fractures for both hands and that she previously chose surgery for only one hand, a decision she now says may have contributed to the recurrence.
- The injury immediately clouds a projected matchup with Liz Carmouche and is expected to keep Ditcheva out for the remainder of 2026, making a 2027 return under the newly merged MVP‑PFL more likely.
- Ditcheva’s setback is a promotional blow for PFL as it integrates with MVP, and she was publicly visible in a cast at an MVP event while expressing frustration and plans to return sooner than after her prior layoff.