Cedric Doumbe Addresses Domestic Abuse Allegations Aimed at Fernand Lopez

French combat sports standout Cedric Doumbe doesn’t mince any words while voicing his sentiments about MMA Factory head coach Fernand Lopez.

Doumbe made his Professional Fighters League debut last weekend against Jordan Zebo, scoring a nine-second highlight-reel knockout win. Doumbe subsequently called out Lopez in front of French fans, accusing the coach of domestic violence with an ex-wife.

Lopez has since addressed the allegations, admitting to being sentenced for four months due to an incident of domestic violence in 2018. Lopez claims to have slapped his ex-wife before turning himself in to the police and also called his actions “inexcusable.”

Doumbe addressed his post-fight victory speech, further detailing his issues with Lopez during an appearance on "The MMA Hour.”

“In France, I’m a big part of associations fighting against domestic violence,” Doumbe said. “So it’s not a secret that I don’t like Fernand Lopez, people know that. People really didn’t know why I don’t like him. It’s been maybe one, two, three, four, five years I didn’t want to talk about this story because I wanted to protect that woman. That woman is my nutritionist, so I didn’t want to expose her. I just want to protect her, because she doesn’t deserve exposure like that. But it’s the emotion with the emotion, I just want to show to the people it just comes out.

“That’s why I left his gym because even in the gym, everybody knew that story, but no one moves,” he added. “I didn’t like the atmosphere in the gym, the mood, that’s why I left, because I cannot work with a man like that.”