British MMA stars Simeon Powell and Dakota Ditcheva into PFL Europe’s $100,000 finale fight

BRITISH pair Simeon Powell and Dakota Ditcheva are into the winner-take-all finale of PFL Europe.

The two were victorious in the Paris semi-finals and progress into the showpiece event on December 8 in Ireland.

Simeon Powell is into the PFL Europe final

Dakota Ditcheva won her semi-final by KO

Ditcheva stopped Cornelia Holm with a brutal left hand to the liver – a shot her brother Cody is all too familar with.

She said: “It’s a shot I always work but not something specific to this fight. I drop my brother with it all the time!

“I’m not surprised she went down to be honest.”

Former Muay Thai champion Ditcheva, 24, will now face Valentina Scatizzi in the final and the two faced off in the cage.

Light-heavyweight Powell, 24, was due to fight Abdellah Er-Ramy but a medical issue forced the bout to be cancelled.

Instead, Slovenian Jakob Nedoh came in as a replacement at the last minute.

Powell – who takes on Jakob Nedoh next – was admittedly cautious as he picked apart Nedoh over three rounds but faced boos from the crowd.

After the win, he said: “I did what I had to do.

“I had a change of opponent last minute, I had been trying things for a certain type of opponent, I got a different opponent.

“I played it a bit safe.”

Winning the three-stage PFL Europe tournament not only bags victors the $100,000 prize but also a spot into the global season.

That consists of two qualifying where points are earned per method of victory with the top four in each weight progressing.

From there it is win-or-go-home culminating in a final where a title belt and $1m prize is up for grabs.