"I'll get up at 5 o'clock in the morning for you": Kylian Mbappé will follow Cédric Dumbé's next MMA fight

After several months of discussions, Cédric Doumbé will fight on June 23 for the first time in his new organization, the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A fight eagerly awaited by the many fans of the Franco-Cameroonian, who hope to see him beat the Jordanian Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi before heading to the tournament at $ 1 million.

But in the middle of the anonymous, the 30-year-old fighter can count on a supporter of choice: Kylian Mbappé. In an interview with the specialized podcast "The MMA Hour", he said he spoke with the Parisian, with whom he shares a Cameroonian origin. "I talked with him on FaceTime, he called me. He said, "Listen, I don't know anything about MMA and UFC, but I'll get up at 5 a.m. for you." We have a friend in common, he was the one who put us in touch," he said.

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It will indeed be necessary to wake up in the middle of the night to attend the first fight of "The Best" at the PFL. There is a six-hour gap between Atlanta, the site of this confrontation, and Paris, the fight should start around 4 a.m. This does not scare the French striker, who will be on holiday after facing Gibraltar and Greece with the Blues as part of the qualifiers for Euro 2024.

In this interview, Cédric Doumbé also returned to his choice in favour of the PFL. Hesitating between the UFC and the PFL, he finally opted for the second organization, less famous but where he will earn "ten times more than the UFC."