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Emotional Dakota Ditcheva fires back at hate as she undergoes surgery on broken hands

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Dakota Ditcheva has opened up about dealing with online hate following her latest PFL win. The 28-year-old British MMA star extended her undefeated record to 16-0 at PFL New York in July before Usman Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight title in the main event. Ditcheva was disappointed in her performance despite a comfortable decision win against a tough opponent Getty Despite getting her arm raised with a unanimous decision victory against Denise Kielholtz in her first fight in over a year, Ditcheva experienced an emotional roller coaster post-fight. Not only had ‘Dangerous’ broken both hands during the contest — the exact injuries that kept her out of competition until last month — she was also very disappointed with her performance. Ditcheva had told talkSPORT.com ahead of her return that she is ‘always upset’ when she fails to deliver a finish, highlighting pressure from herself and fans to continue her never-ending highlight reel. Although she wasn’t interviewed after her win, s

First report: Dakota Ditcheva confirms two broken hands after being spotted in cast during MVP event — bloodyelbow.com, 2d