PFL sensation Dakota Ditcheva has revealed that she broke both of her hands during her PFL New York victory over Denise Kielholtz.
At PFL New York, Dakota Ditcheva made her return from injury in style with a nice victory over Denise Kielholtz. While some weren’t overly impressed with how she performed, picking up the win was the main priority.
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With that being said, Ditcheva was coming off the back of a long layoff, and that is always going to come with some risks attached. As it turns out, fans probably didn’t realize just how much risk she was taking when getting in the cage.
In a recent video on her YouTube channel, Ditcheva revealed that she unfortunately sustained notable injuries to both of her hands.
Ditcheva discusses injury problems
“Breaking news: I am injured again. I broke my hands in the fight,” Ditcheva said in her video. “I could feel it from the second I started the second round. I didn’t tell my corner. I didn’t tell anybody. I didn’t show it this time, and I didn’t actually tell anybody until I got out of the cage.
“I am back in splints until my surgeon has decided what the next steps are going forward, which will be in the next few days.”
“I was told that if I didn’t go ahead with the surgery (last year), there was possibility that it would break again in my fight,” Ditcheva said. “And unfortunately, I took the risk in not doing the surgery because I was hoping that it would hold strong without intervening with that kind of thing – and it didn’t. So it’s no new injury.
“It was a choice of mine to have the surgery the first time and I didn’t. So therefore, I’m paying the price for it now and I will be out for a little bit. It is what it is. I’m going to move forward. I have honestly cried nonstop the last week.”
Quotes via MMA Junkie
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