Guest of Apolline Matin on RMC this Wednesday, Cédric Doumbè, MMA fighter, explains why the practice, authorized in France for four years, has become such a phenomenon.
Guest of Apolline Matin on RMC this Wednesday, Cédric Doumbè, MMA fighter, explains why the practice has become such a phenomenon in France, where it has been authorized for four years. “We have evolved,” confides the Frenchman. “Yes, this is violence between two men locked in a cage to engage in a legislated fight with rules, supervised and consented to.”
“They call us the gladiators of modern times”
The member of the PFL organization also takes care to remove the “anything goes” label from his sport. “Not all moves are permitted,” he insists. “MMA is a mix of all the techniques of all combat sports, from boxing to judo, wrestling, Brazilian jujitsu. They are used in a cage between two protagoanists with mitts. L “One can win by technical knockout, submission or judges' decision.”
Cédric Doumbè insists that the practice is not new. On the contrary. “Ancient Greece practiced MMA and even in Rome, they practiced a form of MMA with the gladiators who were in the arena even if they were fighting to the death. Now, there are defined rules. The public wanted to see what happened in the arena with the gladiators We are called the gladiators of modern times. The world is fond of that even if France arrived a little late.
He himself largely participates in popularizing the fights by taking on a spectacle and staging side which his numerous followers (1.1 million followers on Instagram) love. “That represents a lot of people who are fond of these fights,” he smiles. “I'm a showman during the fight. After the fight, I get a little serious again so that people come down to earth and I reframe things by remotivating my opponent and encouraging people not to lynch him.”
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