Overview
- Ditcheva said she felt the damage early in the second round of her July 31 PFL New York win over Denise Kielholtz and later confirmed on YouTube that both previously broken hands were re-injured.
- She fought most of the bout without telling her corner, told only her cut man after the fight, and has been pictured in splints and a cast while awaiting her surgeon’s decision on next steps.
- Ditcheva acknowledged doctors advised surgery after her prior breaks and said she declined one earlier operation, a choice she now links to the current recurrence and to an expected short-term layoff.
- The injury clouds a projected title matchup with Liz Carmouche and complicates promotional plans around the PFL’s merger with Most Valuable Promotions, where Ditcheva had become a marquee asset.
- Ditcheva described the setback as emotionally painful but vowed to return, has signaled interest in boxing for MVP, and could face another extended absence depending on whether bilateral hand surgery is required.