Cédric Doumbé Parents: Meet his mother and father

Cédric Doumbé is a French professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who currently fights in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL)

The name of his parents are not public knowledge. Doumbé, who was born in Douala, Cameroon, went to France with his family when he was nine years old.

He and his sister were raised by their mother after their father died in a vehicle accident around the time Cédric was born.

Cédric Doumbé spoke about his childhood in an interview saying “I was 9, my sister was 12, and it was a culture shock of course.”

“New school, new friends, everything new to us. In Cameroon we had a big house but in Paris we lived in a small apartment. It was troubling for us,” he recalls.

“My mother worked hard for us. She was always working. So after a year, my grandmother came over to join us in Paris as well.”

“So we were all reunited. My grandmother would look after us after school when my mother was still working.”

Cedric Doumbe has always cited his mother and grandmother as his biggest role models.

“My mother is a role model because I saw she suffered a lot for us – and she still is. My big dream is to one day say to her ‘OK you can stop working now, your life now is vacation, you can do anything you want, I’ve got you’.