Cyrille Diabaté

Cyrille Moktar DiabatÃÂ© (born October 6, 1973) is a retired French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, Tachi Palace Fights, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Pride Fighting Championships

DiabatÃÂ© then faced off against MaurÃÂcio Rua at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. After 5:29 of the first round, Rua defeated DiabatÃÂ© via TKO (stomps). This loss led to DiabatÃÂ© heading for smaller organizations.

His first fight was in England, for the Cage Rage promotion. He defeated Ryan Robinson via armbar and followed this up with a blood-soaked decision victory in a ShoXC card, where he faced Jaime Fletcher.

DiabatÃÂ© defeated Marcus Hicks via submission (armbar) after just 89 seconds. This win was his fourth in a row and was followed up by a win over Rob Smith via submission.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Cyrille appeared frequently as a striking coach for Team Henderson in season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter. It was announced in February 2010 that DiabatÃÂ© had signed a four fight contract with the UFC.

In his debut at UFC 114 he defeated Luiz CanÃÂ© via TKO in the first round. DiabatÃÂ© later expressed disappointment in his own performance, having had to "survive a flash knockout" early in the first round.

In his second appearance, DiabatÃÂ© lost to Alexander Gustafsson on October 16, 2010, at UFC 120. In the fight, he was dominated by the Swede for the entire first round standing, and in the second round he was taken down early and submitted with a rear naked choke. This was his first loss in four years.

For his third UFC fight, DiabatÃÂ© faced Steve Cantwell on March 3, 2011, at . He won the fight via unanimous decision.

DiabatÃÂ© fought Anthony Perosh on November 5, 2011, at UFC 138. He lost the bout against Perosh via submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round.

DiabatÃÂ© was expected to face JÃÂ¶rgen Kruth on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 2. However, Kruth was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Tom DeBlass. DiabatÃÂ© won the fight via majority decision.

DiabatÃÂ© was briefly linked to a bout with Fabio Maldonado on November 17, 2012, at UFC 154. However, Maldonado was pulled from the bout and faced Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012, at UFC 153, replacing an injured Quinton Jackson. DiabatÃÂ© instead faced Chad Griggs at the event. Diabate defeated Griggs via first round rear naked choke submission.

DiabatÃÂ© faced Jimi Manuwa on February 16, 2013, at . Manuwa was declared the winner (TKO) after DiabatÃÂ© was unable to continue after tearing a calf muscle near the end of the first round.

DiabatÃÂ© faced Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night 37. Before the fight, DiabatÃÂ© announced he will retire from MMA regardless of the bout's outcome. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. After his loss to Latifi, DiabatÃÂ© made his retirement from combat sports official.

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

Mixed martial arts record

References

External links

Official UFC Profile