Cédric Doumbé faces Derek Anderson at Bellator Champions Series: Paris
𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦! 🇫🇷@CedricDoumbe makes the walk to the Bellator Cage for the first time on May 17th LIVE from the Accor Arena
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— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 22, 2024
Doumbé has taken MMA by storm since making the full-time transition from professional kickboxing. Before making his MMA debut in Nov. 2021, Doumbé was the Glory Kickboxing welterweight champion, amassing a 75-7-1 record in the ring.
After knocking out Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77, Doumbé focused on his MMA debut, knocking out Arbi Emiev at Superkombat Universe. All five of his career MMA wins have come by knockout, including a nine-second win against Jordan Zébo in September.
Doumbé’s addition to the Bellator Champions Series Paris card is a welcomed boost to the event. The card recently lost a Bellator lightweight title matchup between Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy after Nurmagomedov withdrew due to injury.
It’s uncertain, as of this writing, if Doumbé will compete on the PFL Europe circuit after his upcoming Bellator debut. A rematch with Chamsoudinov is also a possibility for later this year.
Doumbé will face a steep test in Anderson, who is 17-4-0 in his MMA career. He returns to Bellator after a loss to Michael ‘Venom’ Page at Bellator 258.
