PFL women's flyweight champion Jena Bishop is eager for 2027 rematch with Dakota Ditcheva

Jena Bishop is the new PFL women's flyweight champion and is already eyeing the ideal opponent for her first title defense. She recently avenged one of her past losses and is looking to do the same in a likely 2027 matchup with Dakota Ditcheva.

Revenge is on Jena Bishop's mind

Last Friday, at PFL Chicago, Jena Bishop avenged her past knockout loss to Liz Carmouche, who had finished her in round three at PFL 9 on Aug. 15, 2025. This time, she was better prepared for the WMMA pioneer, beating her via unanimous decision to win the inaugural PFL women's flyweight title. Not only did she dash Carmouche's hopes of facing undefeated striking dynamo Dakota Ditcheva, but she seems to have secured the matchup for herself, as she had an in-cage face-off with Ditcheva after her win.

Bishop and Ditcheva first clashed in 2024 at that year's edition of PFL 7. Unfortunately for Bishop, she was TKO'd within four minutes. A rematch has been on her mind since then, so when she took part in a recent interview on The Ariel Helwani Show, she had just one answer when asked if she hopes the PFL makes good on their apparent plans to match the two of them up again (10:00):

"Yeah, I'm excited. I was hoping that that was what they were gonna do. I was hoping that that would be a fight. I mean, I thought it would be, so yeah, I'm really excited to get that one and get it back, and I really hope that she heals up, stays healthy, and we can get it done."

A win over Ditcheva would be enormous for Bishop. At 40 years old, with her 41st birthday set for Feb. 22, she's already in the twilight years of her career, but seems to be hitting her stride in MMA. However, if she beats Ditcheva in a future matchup, it could pave the way for her to try and avenge the only other unavenged loss on her record, which was a split-decision to former UFC women's flyweight title challenger Taila Santos at PFL 4 in 2024. 

It would be an exceptional run and extend her current three-fight win streak to a potential 5-0. For now, though, she will await the PFL's announcement of a bout with Ditcheva once Ditcheva recovers from her persistent hand injuries.