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Cyrille Diabate

Cyrille Diabaté
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Born (1973-10-06) 6 October 1973 (age 43)
La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
Other names The Snake
Nationality French
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Reach 81 in (210 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Rueil-Malmaison, France
Team Snake Team
Team Quest, AKA
Years active 1997-2014 (MMA and Kickboxing)
Kickboxing record
Total 51
Wins 41
By knockout 31
Losses 8
Draws 2
Mixed martial arts record
Total 30
Wins 19
By knockout 8
By submission 6
By decision 5
Losses 10
By knockout 2
By submission 5
By decision 3
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 17, 2010

Cyrille Moktar Diabaté (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.

Diabaté then faced off against Maurício Rua at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. After 5:29 of the first round, Rua defeated Diabaté via TKO (stomps). This loss led to Diabaté 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.

Diabaté 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.

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

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

In his second appearance, Diabaté 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.


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