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Cyrille Diabate Signs UFC Deal

By MMA Fighting Newswire - Author

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 Rogerio Nogueira in the first round.

Read More: ufc 106, ufc 114, news, Cyrille Diabate (MMA), Luiz Cane (MMA)

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