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Farah Hannoun

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
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