The first thing Dakota Ditcheva bought after her historic title win last month was a McDonald’s for her friends and family.
The 26-year-old’s victory over Taila Santos – where she won the PFL flyweight belt to become the first British woman to claim a major MMA world championship – came with a $1m (£787,000) prize.
Ditcheva ordered chicken nuggets, chips and a Coke but didn’t get to enjoy all of her celebratory meal.
“I actually ended up giving the chicken nuggets to my little brother because he forgot to put an order in. So I ended up with just chips and a Coke, but it was still nice, anyway,” says Ditcheva with a laugh.
As the footage of her second-round knockout spread across social media, congratulations poured in from some of the biggest names in MMA.
Current and former champions Amanda Nunes, Cris Cyborg, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Kayla Harrison paid tribute, but the message which meant the most to Ditcheva came from a more unlikely source.
It came from ex-Manchester City striker Paul Dickov.
“He’s the one that sticks out because we’ve been City fans our whole life, it’s a surreal moment,” she says.
“Even my friend said: ‘Oh my God, Paul Dickov messaged you, that’s my City legend!'”
Ditcheva celebrated by exploring Riyadh with her family, before flying to Florida, where she visited Disneyland with her friends.
From ordering fast food to living and breathing Manchester City and spending time with loved ones – what’s important to her is maintaining a sense of normality.
“That’s how I always want it to be. I don’t want my life to change at all,” says Ditcheva.
“Just because I’ve won a world title doesn’t make me any better than anyone else. I might have a million in the bank but take that million off me, and I’m going to be the same person.
“So I want to make sure that I stay like that and that’s what I always wanted.”