French MMA fighter Cédric Doumbè will face American Jaleel Willis on May 17 at the Accor Arena in Paris, after the initially scheduled opponent, Derek Anderson, withdrew due to injury, organizers announced Wednesday evening.
Change of opponent for Cédric Doumbè. The latter will finally face the American Jaleel Willis on May 17 at the Accor Arena in Paris, after Anderson withdrew due to injury.
Organized as part of the “Bellator Champions Series Paris”, the fight was initially supposed to pit Doumbé against the American Derek Anderson, 34, but the latter was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and will not be able to fight, a- he announced Tuesday.
Doumbè will finally face Jaleel Willis, 32, who has a record of 16 wins for 5 losses in his pro career, Bellator announced in a press release.
This fight at Paris-Bercy will mark the return of Cédric Doumbè (welterweight) after his defeat against his compatriot Baki Baysangur “Baki” Chamsoudinov, on March 7 in Paris, in incredible conditions.
The long-awaited duel ended with a taste of unfinished business when the referee chose to stop hostilities at the start of the third round, after Doumbè complained of a splinter stuck in his toe.
The referee then gave the victory to Baki, causing the amazement of the 15,000 spectators present at Bercy.
The other main fight of the evening of May 17 will pit the Russian Magomed Magomedov (16 wins, 1 loss) against the American Patchy Mix (19 wins, 1 loss), who will thus defend his bantamweight belt.
Among the other French people involved, one of the pioneers of French MMA, Grégory Babene (23-11), will fight against the Dutchman Costello van Steenis for a world champion title in middleweight.
