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PFL star Dakota Ditcheva has taken the time to reflect on her performance in her PFL New York win over Denise Kielholtz.

Last weekend, Dakota Ditcheva returned to the cage following injury and was able to get through a gritty bout with Denise Kielholtz. She picked up the win, and while some weren’t impressed with how the fight played out, getting back in there was what mattered the most for Dakota.

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Of course, a lot of people want to look to what the future holds for Ditcheva and rightly so, but it’s just as important for her to start getting more active.

In her post-fight media scrum, Ditcheva had the following to say about how she performed.

Ditcheva analyzes PFL New York triumph

“I got a good three rounds out of the fight,” Ditcheva told reporters backstage after her win (h/t Home of Fight). “I’ve been out for a long time, so it’s good experience for me. My coaches are happy because it’s valuable time in the cage as an athlete that I need as an athlete and as a fighter in order to keep progressing. First-round finishes are really good and what we aim for. At the same time, those minutes in the cage are what’s going to teach me the most. We’re taking that from it, and we’re moving to the next one.”

“… Again, I’m going to say the canvas was slippery again. I felt that in my last fight as well. I just felt like I was patient and comfortable, not rushing. I’m trying to evolve as an athlete. I’m trying to see things a lot better. I don’t want to just be this fighter who is throwing for the sake of it. I want to see things, take my time, slip shots, try to evolve my game. Fighting is not just a case of going wild. It’s a sport that’s very calculated. I feel like today I was really patient, which something I really worked on in my camp. I really want to be able to not feel like I’ve got to rush and stop a fight and quickly scramble or anything like that. I want to be able to slip and roll. I want it to look pretty and I feel like that’s what I want to do today.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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