Has Cédric Doumbè signed with the UFC yet? The former GLORY champion clears the air

Decorated kickboxer Cédric Doumbè is rumored to have recently signed with the UFC.French media outlet beIN Sports were the first to report that the former two-time GLORY kickboxing champion has bagged a UFC deal. Fans got excited about the addition of another elite striker in the already deep welterweight division.Spinnin Backfist@SpinninBackfistformer 2x GLORY WW Champ Cedric Doumbe has SIGNED to the UFC per @beinsports_FR6894366former 2x GLORY WW Champ Cedric Doumbe has SIGNED to the UFC 👀per @beinsports_FR https://t.co/B8UjqY37PRHowever, Doumbe recently cleared the air, dismissing the reports as rumors stemming from a misinterpreted sentence. The Frenchman noted that while he had signed a one-time deal ahead of UFC Paris last year, he will not be officially under the UFC banner until his first fight in the promotion. The former GLORY champ wrote on Twitter:I never said I signed to UFC. I said that the contract was signed (before #ufcParis ) and that until I fight I'm not officially in the UFC so I can negotiate with other big organizations. You have to listen well when I speak. #📐💀 h/t Google translateCédric Doumbè@CedricDoumbeJ’ai jamais dit que j’avais signé à UFC.J’ai dit dit que le contrat avait été signé (avant #ufcParis) et que tant que je n’ai pas combattu je ne suis pas officiellement à lUFC donc je peux négocier avec d’autres grosses organisations.Il faut bien écouter quand je parle.#185752110J’ai jamais dit que j’avais signé à UFC.J’ai dit dit que le contrat avait été signé (avant #ufcParis) et que tant que je n’ai pas combattu je ne suis pas officiellement à lUFC donc je peux négocier avec d’autres grosses organisations.Il faut bien écouter quand je parle.#📐💀Doumbe also admitted that the choice to join the world's biggest MMA promotion after a glorified kickboxing career is a tough one at the age of 30. He wrote:&quot;I know you all want to see me at #UFC . I really want to make you love, but the choice offered to me is really not easy and at 30 it will be the last #choix of my life. It's not easy ❗️💰V📸&quot;Cédric Doumbè@CedricDoumbeJe sais que vous voulez tous me voir à l'#UFC.J'ai vraiment envie de vous faire kiffer, mais le choix qui s'offre à moi n'est vraiment pas simple et à 30 ans ça sera le dernier #choix de ma vie.Ce n'est pas simple V📸158851061Je sais que vous voulez tous me voir à l'#UFC.J'ai vraiment envie de vous faire kiffer, mais le choix qui s'offre à moi n'est vraiment pas simple et à 30 ans ça sera le dernier #choix de ma vie.Ce n'est pas simple ❗️💰V📸Cédric Doumbè was originally signed to fight at UFC ParisThe UFC went to France for the first time in September 2022, hosting a fight night headlined by hometown heavyweight Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa. Former GLORY champ Cédric Doumbè was also expected to make his UFC debut on the card against Darian Weeks.However, fans' hopes of a new UFC welterweight star were quickly shattered due to a bizarre French MMA rule. The French MMA federation doesn't let fighters with less than 10 professional MMA bouts from fighting opponents with a differential of more than four fights.While Cédric Doumbè was 2-0 back then, Weeks had a 5-2 record, which is a pretty reasonable matchup considering the Frenchman's kickboxing pedigree. Doumbe never made it to UFC Paris and was removed from the promotion's roster soon after.Andy Stevenson@andyste123Cédric Doumbé tweeted this out yesterday, seemingly pulling out of #UFCParis. @MMAFighting have just reported that Doumbé has been cut from the UFC.The former Glory kickboxing champion didn’t even make his UFC debut.133Cédric Doumbé tweeted this out yesterday, seemingly pulling out of #UFCParis. @MMAFighting have just reported that Doumbé has been cut from the UFC.The former Glory kickboxing champion didn’t even make his UFC debut. https://t.co/ouiURLFpHqCedric Doumbe also issued callouts to Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa ahead of UFC Paris.

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