Not way back, MMA was banned within the country of France and just some years later we now have French sports activities loyalty cageside for a PFL occasion.
French Soccer Star Surprised by PFL Knockout
On the age of 24, Kylian Mbappe has already completed a lot in his soccer, or soccer relying on the place you might be studying this. He has a number of league titles for the most important membership in his residence nation of Paris Saint Germain, or PSG, and has discovered success on the worldwide stage by successful a World Cup in 2018. Having performed in entrance of the titans of the game of soccer and on the stage such because the World Cup Last, gorgeous him is a tough activity.
For PFL welterweight Cedric Doumbe, it took seven seconds to go away the French famous person surprised.
Doumbe earned his following and sharpened his fight sports activities abilities contained in the kickboxing ring by incomes a document of 75-7-1 earlier than making the leap to MMA. Like Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya, and Allistair Overeem earlier than him, Doumbe has discovered success shortly within MMA. Earlier than making his debut with PFL at PFL Europe 3, the French-Cameroonian was 4-0 with 4 knockouts inside the game.
He was slated to compete within the UFC again in 2022 however a mind scan revealed a mind bleed and thus the bout was canceled and he was launched by the promotion. Quick ahead to 2023, Doumbe stepped into the PFL Good Cage and confronted an undefeated opponent in Jordan Zebo. Sadly for Zebo, the previous GLORY welterweight champion shouldn’t be paid by the hour and made fast work of him.
WOW CÉDRIC DOUMBÉ !!!! 😯🔥
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) September 30, 2023
Doumbe caught a head kick by Zebo and adopted it up with a calf kick right into a hook and that was all it took for him to announce himself to the MMA world on an enormous stage. That combo additionally put him on the radar of the French famous person Mbappe as he was left speechless and his jaw visibly hanging open.
Whether or not or not Doumbe will make himself a champion in MMA like those talked about above, he’s already making an affect. Getting the eye of Mbappe and his hundreds of thousands of followers is nice for him, PFL, and the complete sport of MMA.
