It was so short. It took less than ten seconds for Cédric Doumbé, one of the most popular MMA fighters in France, to win against Jordan Zebo on Saturday at the Zénith in Paris, in a highly charged atmosphere and under great pressure. rested on his shoulders.
Doumbé, who was starting with the “PFL” organization, countered a high kick attempt from Zebo (23) to inflict a hook on his face which immediately sent him to the mat. The referee had no choice but to stop the fight after six seconds.
“Good night Jordan”
In front of some 6,000 enthusiastic spectators, including Kylian Mbappé and his PSG teammates, Randal Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi and Lucas Hernandez, Doumbé, king of entertainment, put on the show from the moment he entered. He arrived at the arena with a mattress that read “Good night Jordan.”
Prestigious witnesses of the phenomenon
The public, totally committed to his cause, took up the slogan “Jordan, you’re dead!”, launched by Doumbé on social networks for several weeks. The stars present in the audience – the artist Gims, in addition to the footballers mentioned – testify to the enormous media dimension taken by “DoumCed”.
Multiple world kickboxing champion, the 31-year-old fighter made the jump to mixed martial arts two years ago. He quickly built a solid community of fans, thanks to his provocative personality and his mastery of social networks, through Instagram stories or Youtube videos in which he multiplies the “clashes” and demonstrates his qualities as a “trashtalker”.
The mouth, but not only
The heightened self-confidence he displays is not new. When he successfully put on a show at Glory, champion belt defended several times, he already wore the following motto: “I’m the best, so: may the best win.” From the ring to the cage, he has not lost his impetuosity.
For his first MMA fight in a major league – the “Professional Fighters League” is on an upward slope – he therefore had to win in style to prove that he was not just a “big mouth”. It’s done with this fight, which brings his record to 5-0 in this sport (4-1 for his evening rival) for which the UFC remains the reference.
It wasn’t Jordan who took that knockout, you know who took that knockout.
After uttering one of his signature lines – “Hey, what did I tell you?“-, Cédric Doumbé rehabilitated his opponent and tried to prevent any relentlessness towards him. “Don’t turn him off on the networks, give him strength, he’s a good guy“, he told the public. This fight also allowed him to settle scores with Zebo’s coach, Fernand Lopez. The strong man of MMA Factory is one of the figures of the discipline in France and “sworn enemy of Doumbé.”It wasn’t Jordan who took that knockout, you know who took that knockout.“, did he declare.