– 2x Glory Kickboxing Welterweight Champion
– 2016 A1 WGP Final Champion
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May 10, 2023
Newly signed Cedric Dombey will make his VFL debut this summer.
On Wednesday, the FFP announced Dombey the newest addition to its 170-pound division. the fighter He took to his social accounts to reveal that he will be fighting for the first time under the PFL banner in Atlanta on June 23.
βCedric Dombey is one of the greatest athletes in the world and is a tremendous addition to the WFL’s global roster,β Ray Sifu, WFP Chief of Fighter Operations, said in a press release. βCedric has mastered kickboxing and is ready to do the same in MMA. He is one of the most talented fighters in the world and will make an immediate impact here in the PFL.β
Known as “Le Meilleur,” which translates to “the best,” Dombey completed his transition from kickboxing to mixed martial arts in November 2021, picking up a first-round technical knockout victory. He then signed with the French mixed martial arts promotion Grand Prix, where he recorded three more stoppages. In March, Paul crushed Klimas with punches in the second period.
As a kickboxer, Dombey compiled a record of 75-7-1 and won the 170-pound Glory kickboxing championship on two occasions. His most recent victory in the squared circle at Glory 77 fell in January 2021, when he knocked out Murthel Groenhart in the second round. Dombey was very close to making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC Fight Night 209 when he had to fight against Darian Weeks at the promotion’s premiere event in France last September. However, the French Athletic Commission did not approve the fight due to the discrepancy in experience inside the cage between Weeks – who had seven MMA fights under his belt – and Doumbe, who was 2-0 at the time. Neither the fight nor Dombey’s debut in the UFC materialised.