By Guillaume K. | Sports journalist
Despite his controversial defeat during PFL Paris, Cédric Doumbé remains a popular figure in the world of French sport. So unsurprisingly, he is invited on many sets to talk about his performance. The opportunity for him to make a big observation about his opponent Baki.
For months and months, Cédric Doumbé and Baysangur Chamsoudinov increased the pressure on their fight, so much so that even their fans were fighting on social networks. For what was presented as the biggest Franco-French fight in the history of MMA, it was obviously necessary to choose a side and stick to it. Unfortunately, the reality in the cage was very different.
Because if the two stars showed great things and answered many questions about their level, the end will always leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Everyone expected a knockout or a submission, but ultimately it was a thorn in the side of “The Best” that pushed the referee to interrupt this duel in controversy.
Cédric Doumbé cash on the management of Baki
Since then, Cédric Doumbé has been proclaiming to anyone who will listen that he did not give in and that he was simply the victim of a sporting injustice, since an external body should never have found itself in the cage. Passing through “Click” on Canal+, he still wanted to mention another important subject: Baki. And mind you, he was very complimentary.
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I saw in Baki someone very mature, respect to him because he knew how to handle pressure despite his young age. I saw in his eyes at the press conference that he was managing this pressure, and that doesn’t surprise me because he’s a Chechen. And the Chechens, like the Algerians and the Turks, are a harsh people. These nations that have experienced war have this coolness and that is what I admire about them.
This solidarity, this coolness, this calm and this hardness which means that it is not trashtalk and neither Cédric Doumbé who will destabilize it. After the fight we spent the whole evening together talking. We were in the same hotel and his fitness trainer told us to come.
Cédric Doumbé made fun of Baki many times on social networks, he tried to get into his head, but today, after the shock, he can give him all the respect he deserves. At 22, he perfectly managed the media and popular pressure, both in and out of the cage. And if we trust these words and the photos shared since Thursday, we may be witnessing the birth of a beautiful friendship.
Cédric Doumbé was impressed by Baki’s maturity and calm before the fight, he puts this down to his Chechen origins. After the provocations, seeing respect between them is in any case refreshing and proof that it’s just a show.
2024-03-11 22:00:00
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