🚨 BREAKING: Per source, former two-time Glory welterweight champion is set to make his UFC debut as he takes on Darian Weeks in a 170-pound contest at #UFCParis on Sept. 3. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cKpvK4jD86
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Doumbe is walking out to the Octagon for the first time bearing a record of two wins and no defeats. The French fighter fought for a long time under the Glory banner, where he won the 170-pound championship on two occasions. After piling up a 75-7-1 record, he transitioned to mixed martial arts following his latest victory over Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77 in January 2021. “The Best” scored his first victory with the four-ounce gloves after smashing Arbi Emiev with punches in the opening frame of their SuperKombat Universe encounter. In his latest appearance, he stopped Phruethukorn Chaichongcharden via second-round doctor stoppage at Mixed Martial Arts Grand Prix: Fight of Fame in July.
Legacy Fighting Alliance alum Weeks (5-2, 0-2) is looking for his first promotional triumph. Weeks dropped back-to-back decisions to Bryan Barbarena and Ian Garry at UFC on ESPN 31 and UFC 273, respectively. Prior, Weeks went on a five-bout winning streak that featured all stoppages inside the distance.
UFC Fight Night 209 is headlined by a heavyweight affair between former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa. In the co-main event, former 185-pound kingpin Robert Whittaker takes on Marvin Vettori.