If you want to bet on MMA this weekend, take a look at the upcoming 2023 PFL Europe Championships event coming this weekend from Dublin, Ireland. One of the most interesting MMA matchups on the card will be this women’s flyweight title bout between Dakota Ditcheva and Valentina Scatizzi.
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Dakota Ditcheva vs. Valentina Scatizzi Information
Dakota Ditcheva vs Valentina Scatizzi
Location of the fight: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Date & Time: December 08, 2023. 12 PM ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Ditcheva is coming off a nasty KO win over Cornelia Holm via a body shot in the semifinals in September.
Scatizzi is making her return to the cage after winning a narrow split decision over Lizzy Gevers in March at the first PFL Europe event of this year.
Ditcheva vs. Scatizzi Betting Analysis
Dakota Ditcheva
Ditcheva is a British mixed martial artist with a professional MMA record of 9-0 with an impressive 7 TKO/KO victories and 1 submission already at the age of 25. She was a three-time world champion Muay Thai amateur fighter prior to turning to the sport of MMA and signing with the PFL.
Ditcheva is listed as a lengthy 5’8” with a 70” reach, fighting out of the southpaw stance. This season with PFL Europe, Ditcheva landed 118/144 strikes but only landed 3/37 leg strikes. It will be interesting to see if he made any adjustments during training camp.
Valentina Scatizzi
Scatizzi is an Italian mixed martial artist with a record of 2-1 with 1 of those wins coming by way of KO. At the age of 27, she has had only three professional MMA bouts and one with the PFL. In her one fight this season, she landed 111/219 strikes, including an impressive 29/33 leg strikes. Her PFL profile lists her height at 5’4″, but unfortunately, there are no other physical measurements available for her.
Updates
There have been no reported injuries to the UFC or ESPN, ensuring a smooth and injury-free event for both fighters.
Ditcheva vs. Scatizzi Betting Preview
The Ditcheva vs. Scatizzi betting analysis can’t do too much for a sports bettor in this case because there just isn’t enough information available on Scatizzi to properly scout her from analytics.
We have to take a peek at the 2023 PFL Europe Championships odds and then look at the film of both women before making our betting picks. Unfortunately, the betting lines have Ditcheva as an absolutely ridiculous -2200 betting favorite this week. You will have to keep a lookout for prop bets and other lines being released as the week goes on.
The PFL odds might be a little ridiculous for a MMA bout at this level, but the film suggests they aren’t too far off. Ditcheva seems to be the next big MMA star from the UK, with the potential to be the biggest-ever women’s MMA star from that region.
Ditcheva is long, fast, and has a lot of power for the flyweight division. She has a lot of physical advantages against flyweights, but she also has some very clean striking with a lot of creativity and diversity in her techniques. On top of her dangerous striking skill set, she is a menace to deal with on the ground.
Scatizzi is a very tough woman who fights with aggression she will need this week against the highly-touted prospect in front of her. She is going to be the smaller athlete, but she is very quick and explosive–throwing big shots to set up takedowns.
Ditcheva vs. Scatizzi Betting Prediction
Making PFL predictions from across the pond is even more difficult than the PFL global circuit because the fighters are lesser known and don’t have as many fights under their belt to learn from.
The Ditcheva vs. Scatizzi betting analysis didn’t tell us much, so we have to study the film and really look to find how this bout could potentially play out due to the different styles in the cage.
The official prediction for this women’s flyweight final favors Ditcheva, likely securing her victory with a TKO finish within the distance. Her speed and power is really too much for the competition she will face at PFL Europe. A win on Friday will make her $100 thousand richer and will put her into the global stage of PFL next year.
- Pick: Ditcheva to win by TKO.
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