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PFL star Cedric Doumbe predicts easy win over Conor McGregor in fantasy fight: ‘I would KO him in the first round’

Cedric Doumbe predicts easy win over Conor McGregor in fantasy fight I would KO himPFL welterweight Cedric Doumbe backs himself against Conor McGregor in fantasy matchup.  Doumbe is one of the leading figures…

Cedric Doumbe predicts easy win over Conor McGregor in fantasy fight I would KO him

PFL welterweight Cedric Doumbe backs himself against Conor McGregor in fantasy matchup. 

Doumbe is one of the leading figures in the rising European MMA scene, attracting enormous crowds and support in his native France. Cedric Doumbe sent a major message to the MMA world when he faced Jordan Zebo in his PFL debut last October – having an electric walkout to a roaring crowd carrying a mattress that read ‘good night Jordan’. He would then knock out Zebo in just nine seconds.

Cedric Doumbe rules out future move to the UFC after initial snub I'm better off with the PFL

While his most recent outing against Baysangur Chamsoudinov would not go his way, Doumbe attracted another enormous crowd which featured notable sports stars such as Tony Parker and several PSG players. The event was said to have sold out within 20 minutes. 

Cedric Doumbe vows to finish Conor McGregor in fantasy fight

This kind of attention Doumbe receives at home could only be likened to that of McGregor during his come up, in particular when he headlined the3Arena against Diego Brando in 2014. Speaking with BloodyElbow, Doumbe spoke of the comparison and while flattered believes that if the pair were to every meet for an all-European showdown, it would be he to come out on top. 

Cedric Doumbe

“It makes sense because I’m the face of MMA in France as Conor was in Ireland so the comparison makes sense,” Doumbe said during an interview with Bloody Elbow.

“But if I fought Conor, I think I would knock him out in the first round because he is a good fighter. When I fight against a good fighter, I knock them out.”

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Doumbe will make his return to the cage tomorrow night when he takes on Jaleel Willis in the co-main event of Bellator’s Champion Series which will take place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. 

A former LFA champion, Willis has since gone 4-3 on the Bellator platform and will prove a good test for Doumbe who is looking to get straight back on track less than two months on from his last outing. 

Who wins, Cédric Doumbe or Conor McGregor?

Cedric Doumbe gets glass stuck in foot, drops TKO to Baki Chamsoudinov in controversial loss – PFL Paris Highlights

Cedric Doumbe gets glass stuck in foot loses unbeaten MMA record by TKO to Baki Chamsoudinov PFL Europe 1 HighlightsCameroon kickboxing standout, Cedric Doumbe has seen his five fight unbeaten run in professional mixed martial arts come to…

Cedric Doumbe gets glass stuck in foot loses unbeaten MMA record by TKO to Baki Chamsoudinov PFL Europe 1 Highlights

Cameroon kickboxing standout, Cedric Doumbe has seen his five fight unbeaten run in professional mixed martial arts come to an end in France tonight — in some of the most bizarre and unseen circumstances in recent memory, after apparently seeing a splinter of glass get lodged in his foot — forcing a third round TKO loss against Bassangour Chamsoudinov in their PFL Europe 1 main event tonight in Paris.

Doumbe, a decorate kickboxing star and former two-time GLORY Kickboxing welterweight champion, arrived into his sophomore outing under the Peter Murray-led PFL (Professional Fighters League) tonight — fresh from a Knockout of the Year win over Jordan Zebo at the Accor Arena last September, in just 9 seconds with a brutal stoppage win.

And dropping the first round against the uber-prospect, Chamsourdinov — who utilized his wrestling and grappling to great effect in the frame, before one of the most bizarre and dubious stoppages in the history of the sport surely, brought an anticlimatic end to tonight’s action in Paris.

Bassangour Chamsourdinov PFL
Mandatory Credit: FRANCK FIFE – AFP

Complaining of discomfort in his foot during the third round of his fight with Chamsourdinov, Doumbe questioned referee, Marc Goddard for a timeout — apparently in order to remove a foreign object from his foot, and continue his fight with the former.

Waving away Doumbe’s protest, Goddard instructed the pair to continue fighting, before Chamsourdinov and the kickboxing star halted the action once more — with the British official once more rushing in and calling a definitive end to the action, and thus, handing Doumbe his first-ever loss in MMA by way of TKO.

Speaking following the official decision — which saw Chamsourdinov emerge with a win, Cedric Doumbe claimed a piece of glass had become lodged in his foot somehow, and he just wanted to remove it from his extremity before fighting again.

“I’m disgusted,” Cedric Doumbe said. “I didn’t want this. Make some noise for Baki (Bassangour Chamsourdinov). This isn’t his fault. It’s the ref’s fault. I feel like there is a piece of glass or wood in my foot. I told the ref. I told Baki. Baki said so get it out. And then the ref stopped it. I never asked to stop the fight.”

Catch the bizarre stoppage of Cedric Doumbe’s unbeaten MMA run, below

Video – Cedric Doumbe books hospital room for his PFL Europe opponent days ahead of fight night

Cedric DoumbeUndefeated PFL Europe prospect Cedric Doumbe tried to do his next opponent a solid ahead of their main event…

Cedric Doumbe

Undefeated PFL Europe prospect Cedric Doumbe tried to do his next opponent a solid ahead of their main event matchup on Thursday.

Returning to the Smart Cage for a headliner against Baysangur Chamsoudinov on March 7, Doumbe is feeling confident. So much so that he booked a hospital room for ‘Baki’ days ahead of their meeting inside Accor Arena in Paris, France.

After making a name for himself under the GLORY Kickboxing banner, capturing the welterweight championship on two separate occasions, and defending it a total of five times, Doumbe made the move to MMA and has looked nothing short of spectacular thus far. ‘Le Meilleur’ has dispatched all five of his opponents via knockout, including a vicious nine-second KO of Jordan Zébo in his promotional debut at PFL Europe 3 in September.

Doumbe will face his toughest test yet in the cage when he squares off with Baysangur Chamsoudinov, a 7-0 fighter out of Urus Martan, Chehenya. Gaining traction in ARES FC, Chamsoudinov has three wins by way of knockout and four unanimous decisions.

PFL-Star Cedric Doumbe scoffs at potential return to the UFC after initial snub: ‘I’m better off here’

Cedric Doumbe rules out future move to the UFC after initial snub I'm better off with the PFLEarlier this week, the UFC snapped up PFL (Professional Fighters League) star, Kayla Harrison to a stunning Octagon debut…

Cedric Doumbe rules out future move to the UFC after initial snub I'm better off with the PFL

Earlier this week, the UFC snapped up PFL (Professional Fighters League) star, Kayla Harrison to a stunning Octagon debut in April, however, it appears upcoming French star, Cedric Doumbe won’t be following in the Olympian’s footsteps and penning a deal with the Dana White-led promotion – again.

Doumbe, a former GLORY Kickboxing champion at the welterweight limit twice, is slated to make his sophomore PFL debut at PFl 7 in March in the Peter Murray-led promotion’s return to Paris, France.

Taking on the unbeaten prospect, Baissangour Chamsoudinov, Doumbe will attempt to turn in his second consecutive victory since his move to the promotion, following a stunning 9-second KO win over Jordan Zebo in a Knockout of the Year contender last September – in front of French World Cup winner, Kylian Mbappe. 

Cedric Doumbe unsure of future UFC move

Released from a penned deal with the UFC following the cancellation of an Octagon debut against Darian Weeks at a ‘Fight Night’ event billed for Paris back in 2022, Doumbe, who has been tipped to eventually make the transition to the Octagon, has shot down the idea of signing a deal once more.

“That makes me smile because they [the UFC] f*cked up,” Cedric Doumbe told MMA Fighting. “They f*cked up, but I didn’t lose anything. They lost. So, it is what it is, you know? Everything happens for a reason. I’m just doing my thing. I know I would do the same, maybe even better, maybe less in UFC, but I’m just doing my thing. Some people say that, ‘You will never have done that (walkout) with the mattress in the UFC. They will never let you do this.’ So, I’m better here [in the PFL].”

“We never know for tomorrow, but I think 90 percent, no,” Cedric Doumbe said of his chances of signing with the UFC in the future. “90 percent no. Because I’m not 20 [years old]. I’m not 21. I’m not that younger fighter. So, I think I’m more close to the end than the beginning, so I think I will not open the UFC door again. But, we never know.” 

Would you like to see Cedric Doumbe eventually make a UFC move?

Ex-Wife of famed MMA coach Fernand Lopez responds to domestic violence accusations

Fernand LopezThe ex-wife of famed MMA coach Fernand Lopez is speaking out after allegations of domestic violence were levied against both of them. Known best for coaching some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, including Ciryl Gane, Nassourdine Imavov, and previously, Francis Ngannou, Lopez came under fire after one of his former fighters, Cédric […]

Fernand Lopez

The ex-wife of famed MMA coach Fernand Lopez is speaking out after allegations of domestic violence were levied against both of them.

Known best for coaching some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, including Ciryl Gane, Nassourdine Imavov, and previously, Francis Ngannou, Lopez came under fire after one of his former fighters, Cédric Doumbé, made accusations that he had overheard Lopez physically assaulting his ex-wife during a phone call.

The claim came during a post-fight interview shortly after Doumbé scored a vicious nine-second knockout against his countryman Jordan Zébo at PFL Paris.

Fernand Lopez has since responded to the allegation in a feature published by French news outlet Le Parisien. Lopez confirmed that he had been sentenced to four months in prison following a 2018 arrest for domestic violence. The MMA coach admitted to slapping his former partner but also alleged that she had become violent toward him, his daughter from a prior relationship, and his granddaughter at one point.

On Tuesday, Lopez’s ex-wife released a statement amid all the public attention that their story has received.

“All of this is a tsunami for me, I never wanted to talk about it or let anything from my private life show. However, despite remaining silent and calm for all these years, it’s clear that I’m still being smeared, and a new life is being invented for me. So yesterday, it was impossible not to react to so many lies in the article I read. It was this (rag?) article from Le Parisien that made me react. If he hadn’t opened his mouth, I had no reason to open mine, since until now, I had never done so despite the numerous public slanders I’ve been a victim of since 2022.

“So yes, yesterday I dared to say (even though in reality, I didn’t reveal anything) that yes, it’s all lies, victimization, turning the situation around, manipulating the masses, and using his media firepower that I never had and never will. And he knows it. And he plays with it. In short, everything I went through. but at the time it was in private, so I couldn’t have it documented. I thought I was crazy because my brain had been turned. And I’ve just HAD ENOUGH! These actions with impunity must stop” (h/t MMA News).

Fernand Lopez’s Ex-Wife Disputes His Claim That He Had Only Slapped Her

She goes on to dispute the claim that she was ever violent toward Lopez or his family members. She also added that the “slap” Lopez admitted to delivering was anything, but, suggesting that the blow was strong enough to knock her unconscious and that it had happened on at least two separate occasions.

“Let it be clear: I don’t want to air my private life in public. But the victim is me and my daughter, who witnessed everything. And I refuse to be portrayed as a violent woman and that the situation would have ‘escalated.’ That’s false. And for a newspaper like Le Parisien to relay this information without verifying it is a disgrace. To the point that it was this morning that the journalist asked me for the judgment, proof that they hadn’t checked anything before publishing their article.

“Furthermore, I am one of those people who ‘freeze’ in danger situations. I had zero reaction other than enduring the blows. We’re all fighters; you all know it’s the worst Neanderthal reflex. When I lose consciousness, and it happened twice, it’s my daughter’s crying that “wakes” me up. So no, it wasn’t a slap, and no, we were not a violent couple. 

“I sincerely loved the father of my child like never before. More than I should have. Everyone who knew us was aware of it. I endured and tolerated everything. That’s why I’ve always protected him for years and never said anything. He knows it and abuses this dominant position over me, over the media, and over the entire MMA sphere, which is also my sphere. But at some point, I just can’t take these attacks and this nonsense anymore.”

This is far from the first time that Fernand Lopez has been cast in an unsavory light. He previously engaged in a nasty back-and-forth with former student Francis Ngannou and he was also embroiled in a contract dispute with fighter Slim Trabelsi.

Of course, neither of those are as serious as the allegations Lopez is now facing.

Ex-Wife of famed MMA coach Fernand Lopez responds to domestic violence accusations

Fernand LopezThe ex-wife of famed MMA coach Fernand Lopez is speaking out after allegations of domestic violence were levied against both of them. Known best for coaching some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, including Ciryl Gane, Nassourdine Imavov, and previously, Francis Ngannou, Lopez came under fire after one of his former fighters, Cédric […]

Fernand Lopez

The ex-wife of famed MMA coach Fernand Lopez is speaking out after allegations of domestic violence were levied against both of them.

Known best for coaching some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, including Ciryl Gane, Nassourdine Imavov, and previously, Francis Ngannou, Lopez came under fire after one of his former fighters, Cédric Doumbé, made accusations that he had overheard Lopez physically assaulting his ex-wife during a phone call.

The claim came during a post-fight interview shortly after Doumbé scored a vicious nine-second knockout against his countryman Jordan Zébo at PFL Paris.

Fernand Lopez has since responded to the allegation in a feature published by French news outlet Le Parisien. Lopez confirmed that he had been sentenced to four months in prison following a 2018 arrest for domestic violence. The MMA coach admitted to slapping his former partner but also alleged that she had become violent toward him, his daughter from a prior relationship, and his granddaughter at one point.

On Tuesday, Lopez’s ex-wife released a statement amid all the public attention that their story has received.

“All of this is a tsunami for me, I never wanted to talk about it or let anything from my private life show. However, despite remaining silent and calm for all these years, it’s clear that I’m still being smeared, and a new life is being invented for me. So yesterday, it was impossible not to react to so many lies in the article I read. It was this (rag?) article from Le Parisien that made me react. If he hadn’t opened his mouth, I had no reason to open mine, since until now, I had never done so despite the numerous public slanders I’ve been a victim of since 2022.

“So yes, yesterday I dared to say (even though in reality, I didn’t reveal anything) that yes, it’s all lies, victimization, turning the situation around, manipulating the masses, and using his media firepower that I never had and never will. And he knows it. And he plays with it. In short, everything I went through. but at the time it was in private, so I couldn’t have it documented. I thought I was crazy because my brain had been turned. And I’ve just HAD ENOUGH! These actions with impunity must stop” (h/t MMA News).

Fernand Lopez’s Ex-Wife Disputes His Claim That He Had Only Slapped Her

She goes on to dispute the claim that she was ever violent toward Lopez or his family members. She also added that the “slap” Lopez admitted to delivering was anything, but, suggesting that the blow was strong enough to knock her unconscious and that it had happened on at least two separate occasions.

“Let it be clear: I don’t want to air my private life in public. But the victim is me and my daughter, who witnessed everything. And I refuse to be portrayed as a violent woman and that the situation would have ‘escalated.’ That’s false. And for a newspaper like Le Parisien to relay this information without verifying it is a disgrace. To the point that it was this morning that the journalist asked me for the judgment, proof that they hadn’t checked anything before publishing their article.

“Furthermore, I am one of those people who ‘freeze’ in danger situations. I had zero reaction other than enduring the blows. We’re all fighters; you all know it’s the worst Neanderthal reflex. When I lose consciousness, and it happened twice, it’s my daughter’s crying that “wakes” me up. So no, it wasn’t a slap, and no, we were not a violent couple. 

“I sincerely loved the father of my child like never before. More than I should have. Everyone who knew us was aware of it. I endured and tolerated everything. That’s why I’ve always protected him for years and never said anything. He knows it and abuses this dominant position over me, over the media, and over the entire MMA sphere, which is also my sphere. But at some point, I just can’t take these attacks and this nonsense anymore.”

This is far from the first time that Fernand Lopez has been cast in an unsavory light. He previously engaged in a nasty back-and-forth with former student Francis Ngannou and he was also embroiled in a contract dispute with fighter Slim Trabelsi.

Of course, neither of those are as serious as the allegations Lopez is now facing.