Former Glory champion Cedric Doumbe to make UFC debut in Paris
Cedric Doumbe is a UFC fighter after just two professional MMA bouts.
Doumbe, a former Glory Kickboxing champion, will meet Darian Weeks at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 3 at Accor Arena in Paris.
A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Sherdog was first to report the news.
Doumbe (2-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a two-time Glory welterweight champ, transitioned to MMA last October. The Cameroonian-born French fighter has won both his professional bouts by knockout.
Meanwhile, Weeks (5-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will be in search of his first octagon win. The 28-year-old dropped unanimous decisions to Bryan Barberena and most recently Ian Garry at UFC 273 in April.
With the addition, the UFC Paris lineup includes:
Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa
Marvin Vettori vs. Robert Whittaker
Joaquin Buckley vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Absupiyan Magomedov vs. Makhmud Muradov
Zarah Fairn vs. Ailin Perez
Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov
Nasrat Haqparast vs. John Makdessi
Joel Alvarez vs. Magomed Mustafaev
Taylor Lapilus vs. Khalid Taha
Christos Giagos vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
Cedric Doumbe vs. Darrian Weeks