Cedric Doumbe: PFL Contract ’10 Times’ Bigger Than UFC Offer

Cedric Doumbe: PFL Contract ’10 Times’ Bigger Than UFC Offer | The MMA Hour

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Cedric Doumbe explains why he's a polarizing figure in combat sports in France, why he decided to move from kickboxing to MMA, why a "mistake" on an MRI scratched a UFC Paris appearance, why he chose the PFL over the UFC, Bellator and ONE Championship, his other passion as a standup comedian, his issues with MMA factory coach Fernand Lopez, and more.
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@IliesMkt 11 ай бұрын

PFL did a great job signing Cédric, great interview !

@nasnous2934 11 ай бұрын

Prends en de la graine ...des questions succinctes et précises. Pas une succession de longues phrase verbeuses

@rodriguekouam2934 11 ай бұрын

@@nasnous2934 😂😂😂

@nskf9083 11 ай бұрын

GOOD JOB ILIES!

@benmc1238 11 ай бұрын

sympa la force ilies

@Alex-be6fw 11 ай бұрын

@@nasnous2934 oh t'exageres.. ilies est pas nouveau mais il se debrouille bien. Tu peux pas sle comparer à Ariel Helwani ca fait 20 ans qu'il est journaliste sportif et a été dans les plus grands médias US de sports.

@ishvelez6223 11 ай бұрын

The ufc really missed out on Cedric damn

@mimo4571 11 ай бұрын

He said he wanna win the 1M tournament and then have a title shot in the ufc

@lLust593 11 ай бұрын

I hope

@nolan8023 11 ай бұрын

@@mimo4571 Lol cause all these PFL champs are lining up for UFC title shots

@micahjohnson138 11 ай бұрын

@@nolan8023 cedric doumbe are 11× glory champ hes like 3× better than izzy alex perreira

@nolan8023 11 ай бұрын

@@micahjohnson138 What’s that have to do with mma

@imhungry1257 11 ай бұрын

Man I love this guy, amazing fighter. Best striker in the world pound for pound. Hope he wins the pfl tournament then brings his hype to the UFC it would be huge.

@noahbernard8708 11 ай бұрын

Chingiz Allazov is the best striker in the world pound for pound. Unfortunately Allazov and Doumbe are good friends and have never fought each other. Would have been an amazing kickboxing fight.

@tus-ck1hw 11 ай бұрын

@@noahbernard8708 chingiz is not same level with dombe he failed in glory he loss enrico,petrosyan,marat i m sure you are Azerbaijan right??😂😂

@emmanuelyarbrough9821 11 ай бұрын

@@tus-ck1hw wait until Hamicha is back in Glory. He will be the next big thing in kickboxing.

@Itraininthebogs 11 ай бұрын

Chingiz Allison is the best in the world.

@StrengthScholar0 11 ай бұрын

I hope he stays with the PFL. Having high level fighters outside of the UFC puts pressure on the UFC'S effective monopoly.

@fantomemma8569 11 ай бұрын

Cedric the best Doumbe ! 🔥🔥 Ariel your French accent is wonderful !

@MBFilms243 11 ай бұрын

Ariel speak perfectly French he’s a Canadian 😊

@karlmccullough287 11 ай бұрын

It’s an absolute travesty this man isn’t competing in the UFC. Dana dropped the ball here. Best of luck in the PFL brother. & PFL, lucky buggers 👊🏽🔥👊🏽

@bunnyban5365 11 ай бұрын

Yeah therefore nobody will know his name now

@Alex-be6fw 11 ай бұрын

Yeah was thinking the same. Ufc should really invrease the pay for such fighters even if this is his first fight. Come on i cannot compare fighter of 30 years whith 50, 60, 100 pro fights vs an unknown young guy

@BenAnkobiah 11 ай бұрын

@@bunnyban5365 You think he wants his name to be know or wants to get paid? He wants to feed his family and that's the most important thing.

@viseh5146 11 ай бұрын

In his PFL contract theres a clause that after their 1mil tournament he can join the UFC if he wants

@vc9416 11 ай бұрын

Agreed Dana dropped the ball, Nganou and Doumbe signing to PFL is bad business from UFC

@jeunewakandais9051 11 ай бұрын

Amazing to invite Cedric ! Thanks Ariel

@spicesmuggler2452 10 ай бұрын

He only invited him because he knows the narrative is against the UFC, look at the title. Ariel is a slimy worm.

@skurt3637 11 ай бұрын

THE BEST ahahahahahah in Kick he was so crazy on the ring(Dramatic KO) and what a trashtalker outside lmaooooo that boy 😭😭😭😭

@dano1307 11 ай бұрын

Ariel loooooving that. Couldn't wait to put that as the title lmao

@StillBrokeOff 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@slotfade 11 ай бұрын

Why you acting like Ariel is the one uploading this

@sk-er8lb 11 ай бұрын

I mean it's good for the sport to have other promotions taking over, concurrence creates quality, that's a rule!

@MrDahkilla 11 ай бұрын

Doumbe and Francis N’gannou are doing big for Cameroon 🇨🇲 #Makesmeproud

@Inventor1488 29 күн бұрын

Doumbe should stop larpin as French lol

@TH3PL4YER 11 ай бұрын

Great Interview ! From France we are here to support him

@AulnayLGK 11 ай бұрын

Of course frero

@Inventor1488 29 күн бұрын

@@AulnayLGKsuport him what. He is not even French. He is African immigrant

@AulnayLGK 29 күн бұрын

@@Inventor1488 Hahaha 🤣 if you say that you don't know France history at all. Just watch you mouth dude better for you instead to say that in front of "French" people like him. Internet is magic with people like you 🙃

@metricdabs 11 ай бұрын

Ridiculously intelligent guy. Tri lingual at least as well as being witty, funny with a high fight IQ. Clearly has business savvy too.

@moemo284 6 ай бұрын

Geez Get a room 😂

@consiegliereztz9496 3 ай бұрын

Which is the Third language ? Besides Français and english ?

@metricdabs 3 ай бұрын

@@consiegliereztz9496 Cameroonian native language.

@mr.lorenzo3620 11 ай бұрын

Ufc dropping the ball on francis and doumbe… PFL is looking very intriguing, will definitely be buying their upcoming cards, a lot of top tier talent migrating there!

@DanielRusatsi 11 ай бұрын

Sympa la force💪🏽💪🏽

@mehdicemoi13015 11 ай бұрын

Angle mort, uppercut sympa la force yes 23 juin many more fans behind Doumced, 💪💪💪

@gabbb75 11 ай бұрын

PFL: Doumbe and Ngannou 🤯

@emersonr7481 11 ай бұрын

When I saw him fought Karim Ghajji, I thought he had no equal in kickboxing. Good for Cedric. Definitely deserves this. Much success. I will be watching.

@phunkbts 11 ай бұрын

I’d argue that the UFC can’t say they have the best fighters in the world anymore. There are some dam good fighters joining ONE, Bellator and PFL. UFC just has the best marketing.

@mikatteba225 11 ай бұрын

I won't say the bestt Marketing but they are the oldest one out there, so to this day MMA is the imagination of people means UFC. Even if among pros and slowly among fans, we are seeing quality offers from other leagues.

@fellowtraveler2251 11 ай бұрын

It's fair to say that they no longer have a monopoly on the best competition anymore because One, Rizin, PFL, and Bellator have tons of great talent of their own. No, the UFC has a monopoly on the market share, not the talent share.

@soulimmortal8487 10 ай бұрын

@@fellowtraveler2251 come on man UFC fighters will spank any champ of any other mma league . Atleast Top 5 ones will surely

@vaughnordakowski8774 6 ай бұрын

@@soulimmortal8487that is the trend, but not the rule. Great fighters are popping up everywhere right now

@koreskalp1124 11 ай бұрын

Discovered this channel a few weeks ago and this is already becoming one of my favorites real quick.

@spicesmuggler2452 10 ай бұрын

Thats cause youre a casual. Ariel Helwani is a snake

@emmanuelyarbrough9821 11 ай бұрын

I don’t say this often but the UFC really dropped the ball here. I’m skipping events and fights nowadays, for the first time in 10 years. People will tune in for guys like Doumbe, but the UFC let him go to PFL. Really disappointing.

@phifi7023 11 ай бұрын

I think it's good for the UFC too because Cedric can grow in PFL and come back to the UFC with a lot of hype .

@austinlaxton93 11 ай бұрын

The UFC missed a lot of good prospects over the last 2 years.

@houssedecouette4056 11 ай бұрын

The UFC are cheap MFs unless you are Micheal chandeler or Brock lesnar

@emmanuelyarbrough9821 11 ай бұрын

@@phifi7023 if the UFC doesn’t want to pay him now, they surely won’t pay him more than PFL after he gets all the hype.

@Alex-be6fw 11 ай бұрын

@@austinlaxton93 yep Doumbe is not the first and wont be the last. Many legends did not fight in UFC... But after all who will blame them? They are still and far the number 1 , the bosses and shareholders make millions every months... Its a good business, why changing?

@ATACXGYMCAPOEIRA 11 ай бұрын

I loooooove this guy Cedric! Been down with him since Glory!!

@StillBrokeOff 11 ай бұрын

lmao Ariel funny as hell without trying bruh

@rinkamarsmark8078 11 ай бұрын

Cedric with French accent killed me

@greyman003 11 ай бұрын

I agree that PFL is the future. I like the tournament structure. I also like that One have Muay Thai, BJJ, kick boxing and MMA.

@Vietnamwar22 11 ай бұрын

delusional

@RapperHolik 11 ай бұрын

PFL reminds me of EPL (soccer). I think they'll be bigger than UFC

@spicesmuggler2452 10 ай бұрын

What does ONE FC have to do with PFL?

@Olutradez 8 ай бұрын

@@spicesmuggler2452what do you think “I also” means ?

@brandonamezquita4501 7 ай бұрын

They don't even allow elbows.

@danteafkCamelotUnchained 11 ай бұрын

only seen highlights of cedric, but after this interview I'm a fan. fun guy

@ridouanovicragnarson4830 11 ай бұрын

Go Cedric the best and may the best wins !

@TroyNoak47 11 ай бұрын

I AM SO HYPE TO SEE THIS MONSTER FIGHT IN THE PFL!!!

@bamurangeaimee7192 11 ай бұрын

Sympa la force😂😂

@Loveyou020 9 ай бұрын

Cedric is a Legend, totally destroyed all glory legends. This man needs to figth A.S.A.P.

@michaelsmyth5877 11 ай бұрын

Damn man, good for him 👏

@zoulouseth7435 11 ай бұрын

THE BEST! MAY THE BEST WIN!

@thedarkknight3393 11 ай бұрын

This guy is such a stupid mistske by the UFC. Good on the mic. Top tier striker. Good TD defense and sprawls. And improving fast. Good content creation. This guy was a W in every way man. Big UFC L

@emersonr7481 11 ай бұрын

We don't know if he has "good take down defense". Hasn't fought elite American, Brazilian, and Russian fighters. We'll see. I wish him the best. My coach fought in one of his undercards years ago. He's such a great striker. It's not flashy yet strong and accurate.

@hammadhasan1966 11 ай бұрын

@@emersonr7481 but izzy perera and other elite strikers also cant defend against elite wrestlers

@Ingolokante 11 ай бұрын

@@hammadhasan1966 brunson?

@hammadhasan1966 11 ай бұрын

@@Ingolokante im talking about elite brunson isnt elite when it comes to wrestling he gasses out in 2

@Ingolokante 11 ай бұрын

@@hammadhasan1966 so who's elite then

@VegetaLaunchedFinalFlash 11 ай бұрын

15:40 Shout out to Abdallah 😂

@TheLordgloucester 11 ай бұрын

So funny and devastating power!! Can’t wait to see him in PFL

@spicesmuggler2452 10 ай бұрын

Yeah so glad we see him in the PFL fighting... Cans 😂

@NathanaenWilson-ix2yc 11 ай бұрын

Good job Cédric 😅😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💥💥💥💫💫

@jj9936 11 ай бұрын

Sympa la force, good job !

@houssamchelouche2829 11 ай бұрын

Cédric the best, god bless you

@EdwardOlive 11 ай бұрын

Such a well spoken gentleman

@ngoziglory5336 11 ай бұрын

He is trilingual so amazing ..

@alexderval4900 11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@saadel8129 11 ай бұрын

That’s a bad man Cedric Doumbe 💪🏼

@bi5386 11 ай бұрын

Cedric is the best . I support him . أحبك في الله

@miharyrakotoniarivo6661 11 ай бұрын

Franchement j'aime bien. Merci messieurs pour ce partage

@jayjo1609 11 ай бұрын

20k to show and 20k to win? Wtf type of offer is that? UFC needs to wake up and stop trying to low ball fighters coming in new to the promotion. That’s more costly than just paying the fighters the money they’re worth. It actually takes away from the overall credibility of the UFC IMO.

@joelvalade9377 11 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Tout2Vice 11 ай бұрын

Lets go Doumbe !

@combatcritique 11 ай бұрын

Wow good to see him in a big league 😁

@hartake6667 11 ай бұрын

With him & Francis signed. I'm slowly moving away from UFC hype too - this is good for MMA fighters

@GGZZ2323 11 ай бұрын

I’m going to watch all good mma but I’m not paying for ufc I’m steaming it I could easily stream pfl but I will pay to support the cause

@ngoziglory5336 11 ай бұрын

Same here a card for pfl will be great

@brandonamezquita4501 7 ай бұрын

Only 2 fighters 😂.

@fantomemma8569 11 ай бұрын

THE BEST DOUMBE 🔥

@Pirate253 11 ай бұрын

Cedric The Best DOUMBEEEEEEEEE

@axelseminor4542 11 ай бұрын

The beast 🔥

@pr1bob 11 ай бұрын

Yes Cedric 👊🏻🇬🇧🔵⚪

@izeno5072 11 ай бұрын

Cédric " The Beeeeest " doumbe !!!! 💪💪

@lunatikboom 11 ай бұрын

Cedric is the best !

@micahjohnson138 11 ай бұрын

Cedric le goat

@abdibashir192 11 ай бұрын

The best doumbey

@ydna08000 11 ай бұрын

Allez !!! Comme tu dit cedric dans 3, 4 combats ils comprendront 💪💪💪

@Saadtechsecur 11 ай бұрын

Cedric le meilleur , the Best, from a moroccan ! Go for it

@DZ6.9 11 ай бұрын

Vive l'🇩🇿

@rouzah9419 11 ай бұрын

When i saw the thumbnail i thought this guy the Francis' manager who wanted to announce that Ngannou has signed with PFL. I just saw the announcement on PFL's KZfaq page.

@akrammahrez879 11 ай бұрын

Ooooohhhh ouiii good job cedric 👏💪

@youssef1143 11 ай бұрын

Cedric mon gaaars ! Good jooob 🇲🇦🦁

@unapologeticwhiteamerican 11 ай бұрын

You don’t live in Morocco tho

@micahjohnson138 11 ай бұрын

@@unapologeticwhiteamerican so what hes familly grow up there

@French__As 11 ай бұрын

This guy is a big deal ! I love it

@MegaShorif 11 ай бұрын

newbies dont understand his probably one of the top 3 strikers in MMA ww and lw division. This guy is just unbelieveable. If he can get his td, grappling and wrestling on point his a force to be reckon with.

@alitouhamielouazzani3678 11 ай бұрын

Let's gooo cedric

@nomcoupable2633 11 ай бұрын

Sympa la force

@lahuppe8700 11 ай бұрын

Doumced , la fierté des nôtres ! The best

@ibrah9162 11 ай бұрын

Cédric the best doumbe I hope he gonna win his first fight

@CoolAdam247 11 ай бұрын

PFL snatching headlines and shining lately 😎👍

@pbison9736 11 ай бұрын

The best !!

@kazoulastrengthandconditio5124 11 ай бұрын

Best striker 💥

@TheCurtifus 11 ай бұрын

GOOOOOD JOOOOB Mon frère, Cédric the best

@ayo30s 11 ай бұрын

Cedric Doumbè, Congrats on a great deal with The PFL Brother. Also your English has improved by Leaps And Bounds. Great Kickboxing Career and looking forward to your MMA Career, 👊🏾🦁🦁🇨🇲🇨🇲🇳🇬🇺🇸

@briankane460 6 ай бұрын

The pfl is on the up and up

@almiradryan2019 11 ай бұрын

This is guy is a beast

@RuthlessVibesBB 11 ай бұрын

The best Doumbe

@Dihido93 11 ай бұрын

I love the good job

@etbadaboum 11 ай бұрын

I didn't know Ariel, he's a great interviewer! And funny with that.

@rololtololi545 11 ай бұрын

Ufc give him 20k + 20k PFL 140k gg pfl. Thx ariel for this interview u rock.

@mikko3 11 ай бұрын

And PFL keeps losing money and run on loans

@Abd-vk8yj 11 ай бұрын

Grand kick boxer, hâte de le voir le 23 juin dans la cage

@benjamincru2635 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@king27034 11 ай бұрын

@@benjamincru2635 pourquoi tu rigoles tu fais partie des haters jaloux qui clique et qui font des vues ?

@benjamincru2635 11 ай бұрын

@@king27034 faut pas déconner le mec blablabla je vais tous les éteindre,le mec signe au Pfl pour les sous alors qu il avait dit qu il était bien payé au glory et qu il fait le religieux et choisi en fonction de l argent 😁😁. Dsl mais quand tu suis de prêt même en kickboxing il as affronte des peintres ou des mec comme nikky qui était depuis 2 3 ans sur la pente descendante 😁😁😄.A part les reseau y as pas grand chose 😁😁

@benjamincru2635 11 ай бұрын

@@king27034 pour finir y as plus de sous à l UFC mais faut monter fans le ra.ked et ça malheureusement Cedric sait qu il arriveras pas,au jour d aujourd'hui il passe jamaus un top 15 UFC welter et il le sait mais préfère jouer le comique au lieu d être honnête.il vient de sortir d une interview chez Arriel helwani. Ariel..tu préfère quoi et tu est meilleur dans quoi les combat ou la comédie Cedric...je préfère la comédie à 100 pourcent 😁😁 et des kick boxeur égale voir meilleur que Cedric y en as des dizaines à l UFC

@Addi_Teacha509 11 ай бұрын

Franchement

@abdallahhabib7056 11 ай бұрын

Incroyable

@Warlordogg 11 ай бұрын

I'm french and i like cédric, he is a really funny guy ( u have to hear his conor's imitation). I hope him the best for his début at PFL, a lot of win and also a lot of money. Never see a PFL match but now i will look this organisation too.

@king27034 11 ай бұрын

Parle fr mdr

@Warlordogg 11 ай бұрын

@@king27034 jvais pas parler français sur une vidéo anglophone tes un intelligent toi

@sw0re0 11 ай бұрын

@pamanudavy speak for yourself

@neversaynever2023 11 ай бұрын

@@pamanudavyc’est très marrant de voir les francophones dire qu’il doit améliorer son anglais ou comme toi dire que les anglophones ne comprennent pas ses blagues alors que les commentaires des natives English speakers prouvent que son anglais est plus qu’Ok et ils sont tous là à dire qu’il est funny

@vilya3577 11 ай бұрын

I really prefer his imitation of Nganou !! And of the cyril gane coach Fernando Lopez ! 😂😂😂

@miketorres1428 11 ай бұрын

Hope everyone has a blessed day and take it one day at a time!

@tiagoafonso2215 11 ай бұрын

Just a machine

@saadabualghanam1353 11 ай бұрын

Thé best doumbe

@bibi9444 11 ай бұрын

The best

@French__As 11 ай бұрын

His english is fu**ing good actuly

@swizzler8053 11 ай бұрын

We Europeans know how to speak English.

@nicknick9863 11 ай бұрын

@@swizzler8053 speak*

@swizzler8053 11 ай бұрын

@@nicknick9863 thnx

@mustlebart 11 ай бұрын

i like this guy

@sososan.9 11 ай бұрын

Doumced 🔥🔥🔥

@lafriiite 11 ай бұрын

Oh oui, good job

@AnouarOthmanZaaZaa 11 ай бұрын

Cedric he’s the black mccgreger . So funny and so talented . I love this guy

@xSiGMA. 11 ай бұрын

SYMPA LA FORCE. ( good jOb )

@0ooTheMAXXoo0 11 ай бұрын

PFL is, most likely, the future. The tournament format makes it a sport more than just entertainment. Unions make it attractive to the best athletes...

@laspeciale5758 11 ай бұрын

Ohhhh oui good job

@Wilfritz 11 ай бұрын

Angle mort 😂😂😂😂

@dustinyork9641 10 ай бұрын

Cedric is a superstar

@princealadin7899 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Just found out about this guy

@kylewesker726 11 ай бұрын

Cedric the best doumbe

@lesterfaapaiaga9681 11 ай бұрын

I think he will win that 1 mill tourney 🏆

@dieudonnensalah4424 11 ай бұрын

great

@S.K.97430 11 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@MK-ju8sl 11 ай бұрын

Tu sens que qu'il a saigné les vidéos de Mc Gregor, quand il dit "fight" il le dit avec l'accent irlandais mdr

@djibrilisk4925 11 ай бұрын

😅😅😅t’es fort je l’avais remarqué aussi

@phifi7023 11 ай бұрын

Il s' entraîne en Irlande gars,,😉

@awayfromhome8580 11 ай бұрын

le truc c'est que dans son copycat de mcgregor y'a un truc très différent c'est que la lutte a pris une dimension encore plus importante depuis le prime de conor, et je pense que son premier combat au pfl contre jara va nous le montrer... gros traquenard, je suis pas super optimiste, on verra!

@lempereurtravel1755 11 ай бұрын

Aussi quand il dit i talk I talk I talk bUt I back it up 😂

@GGZZ2323 11 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@GGZZ2323 11 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@GGZZ2323 11 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ngoziglory5336 11 ай бұрын

Je suis très contente pour Cédric et ngannou Francis ,ils sont mieux pour combat .. bravo mon compatriot. Let's go !! as a Cameroonian born Nigerian l am so happy for this two.. Cameroonians are great people in sports football and other games..Their alpha male are so strong is in their DNA . Pfl Africa will be great .