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Cyrille Diabate vs Luiz Cane at UFC 114
Cyrille Diabate is headed to the UFC. The French 36-year-old fighter has signed a four-fight deal with the organization, MMA…
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Cyrille Diabate is headed to the UFC.
The French 36-year-old fighter has signed a four-fight deal with the organization, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has learned from Diabate’s agent Ken Pavia.
“The Snake,” who is 15-6-1 in his MMA career, has agreed to fight Luiz Cane at UFC 114 in Las Vegas for his UFC debut.
Cane last fought at UFC 106 when he was knocked out by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the first round.
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