2024-03-08 06:51:39
The highly publicized fight between the two Frenchmen, Thursday March 7 at the Accor Arena in Paris, ended in ubiquitous fashion with a victory for Baki. In a disputed decision, the referee ended the fight after Doumbé complained about a piece of glass or wood being embedded in a toe.
The long-awaited clash flopped… The clash between MMA fighters Cédric Doumbé and Baysangur “Baki” Chamsoudinov ended in a ubiquitous manner, with a victory for Baki, after a surprising and contested decision by the referee, Thursday March 7 at the Accor Arena in Paris. The fight started on a high note and in a heated atmosphere, but it ended abruptly 21 seconds into the third round after Doumbé complained about a piece of glass or wood being embedded in a toe. of the left foot. The one who nicknamed himself “The Best” indicated that he wanted to continue the fight but the referee ended the proceedings, under whistles from the public. “I don’t know what to say,” said Doumbé, disappointed, to the spectators. “I’m very disappointed that it ended like this.”
This Franco-French poster, between two fighters particularly popular with the public, had been awaited for months. Especially since the two rivals had provoked each other on social networks, whetting the appetite of MMA fans for a confrontation. While he remained on a victory dispatched in nine seconds against Jordan Zebo, Doumbé, 31 years old, announced favorite, had a lot to do against Baki, considered at 22 years old as a great hope of the discipline.
The atmosphere, relatively lukewarm at the start of the event, had nevertheless warmed up as the fights progressed to reach boiling temperatures with the entry on stage of Doumbé and Baki, protagonists of the main fight of the card. Some 15,000 spectators were present, including an eclectic panel of celebrities, from Gérard Lanvin to Kaaris, including François Civil, Jamel Debbouze and Tony Parker.
Two hungry fighters
Fans were undoubtedly hoping for an epic duel between the two rivals, on the occasion of the second coming of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) to Paris, the evening therefore ended in a mess. The American league, which ultimately hopes to compete with the UFC, the most prestigious MMA organization, would undoubtedly also have preferred another scenario and therefore another advertisement.
“I’m disgusted the referee stopped the fight. I explained to him that I didn’t want to stop, I wanted to fight…” explained Doumbé, who enjoys immense popularity with fans. “I wanted it to be my evening, for us all to enjoy together with the French public, so for it to end like this, it’s disappointing.” Despite the victory, Baki, who owes his nickname to Baki Hanma, a manga hero with extraordinary physical abilities, also admitted to “staying hungry”. “Unforeseen events are part of the fight,” he said. “The body is something that is constantly evolving. I see a fight as a battlefield, so an injury is part of the fight.”
Announced in mid-January, the poster was immediately sold out. Both fighters have both stated their desire to meet again in the octagon. “Maybe we can have a revenge, but we will have to line up the tickets,” warned Baki, in front of spectators who had still paid between 45 and 450 euros when the tickets went on sale, for the seats closest to the cage.
A little earlier, in the other expected fight of the evening, another darling of French MMA, Abdoul Abdouraguimov, alias “The Lazy King”, won in a split decision from the judges against the Briton Jack Grant.
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