In the co-main event of Bellator Paris, Cédric Doumbé faced Jaleel Willis in catchweight. He scored a TKO in the 1st round.
Facing the American Jaleel Willis, the fight promised to be hot. During the face to face, the two athletes had a heated altercation. The trashtalk was total from the officialization of the poster until the moment of truth.
Round 1: Pushed by a crazy audience at the Accor Arena, Cédric Doumbé exchanges striking shots with his opponent. Jaleel Willis tries to take the ground, but the Frenchman defends perfectly. The two athletes go to war and throw huge bombs at each other. The fight hangs by a thread, but it is ‘Doumced’ who wins this game. More precisely, ‘The Best’ manages to inflict a knockdown on Willis at first. The American gets up but appears vulnerable against the cage.
What an idea to go into battle with Cédric Doumbé (via #PFL MMA)
يا لها من فكرة الدخول في معركة مع سيدريك دومبي pic.twitter.com/oCBrHOtT78
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With incredible pace, Doumbé puts the pressure on with big strikes on ‘The Realest’. Overwhelmed, Jaleel Willis forces the referee to stop the fight. Cédric Doumbé wins by TKO!
Cédric Doumbé returns to the victory column 😤 (via PFL MMA)
شاهد عودة سيدريك دومبي إلى عمود النصر 😤 (عبر PFL MMA) pic.twitter.com/mT1oMcwv9D
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After his recent defeat against ‘Baki’ at PFL Paris, Cédric Doumbé is relaunching. Following his victory against Willis, he had a face-to-face match in the cage with Anthony Pettis.
Anthony Pettis wants to fight Cédric Doumbé in Paris 😳 (via #PFL MMA)
أنتوني بيتيس يريد قتال سيدريك دومبي في باريس 😳 (عبر #PFL MMA ) pic.twitter.com/0K93AfmKcz
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The latter will be his next opponent, possibly in an event in Paris.
Overall, Dombey, with his first-round finish of Jalil Willis and his challenge of Anthony Pettis, is putting himself on an upward trajectory in the world of mixed martial arts, promising more exciting bouts and major challenges in the future.
Cédric Doumbé plays matador and Wemby loves it 😅 #BellatorParis (via @BellatorMMA)
سيدريك دومبي يلعب دور مصارع الثيران ويحبه ويمبي 😅 #BellatorParis (عبر @BelatorMMA) pic.twitter.com/bcUSVa72xe
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