Two big free agent acquisitions signed by the PFL made their promotional debuts at Saturday’s PFL Paris card.
Kickboxing standout Cedric Doumbe, briefly signed by the UFC last year before the French athletic commission waved off his fight, had been expected to take part in the 2023 PFL season. But injury postponed his debut, and instead, he debuted in the main event of PFL Paris, the promotion’s French debut.
Also making his promotional debut, the highly touted Abdoul Abdouraguimov, a double-champ in ARES FC who had been coveted by all the major promotions.
Beyond those two names, the PFL Europe tournament continued on Saturday at PFL Paris, with semifinal action scheduled for the light heavyweight, women’s flyweight, bantamweight, and lightweight divisions. Of note, with Manuela Marconetto missing weight, Valentina Scatizzi was granted a walkover win, meaning there was just one flyweight semifinal on Saturday. That saw another top prospect in Dakota Ditcheva take on Cornelia Holm.
Full results from PFL Paris can be found below. The card gets underway at 11AM ET.
PFL Paris: Doumbe vs. Zebo Results
Welterweight: Cedric Doumbe def. Jordan Zebo by KO (punches), Round 1, 0:09
Catchweight 180lbs: Abdoul Abdouraguimov def. Brad Wheeler by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:43
Light Heavyweight: Jakob Nedoh def. Anthony Salamone by TKO, Round 1, 1:35 — Semifinal
Light Heavyweight: Simeon Powell def. Daniel Ladero by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) — Semifinal
Women’s Flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva def. Cornelia Holm by TKO (punches), Round 3, 2:55 — Semifinal
Lightweight: Yazid Chouchane def. Henrique Madureira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Catchweight 180lbs: Laureano Staropoli def. Baba Nadjombe by TKO (corner stoppage), Round 2, 5:00
Bantamweight: Khurshed Kakhorov def. Ali Taleb by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27) — Semifinal
Bantamweight: Frans Mlambo def. Mokhtar Benkaci by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) — Semifinal
Lightweight: Jakub Kaszuba def. Dylan Tuke by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) — Semifinal
Lightweight: John Mitchell def. Geisym Derouiche by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) — Semifinal
Women’s Flyweight: Shanelle Dyer def. Luisa Cifuentes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
