{"id":105045,"date":"2026-06-04T06:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/christian-leroy-duncan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:45:37","slug":"christian-leroy-duncan","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/christian-leroy-duncan\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Leroy Duncan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Leroy Duncan : de Gloucester \u00e0 l’octogone UFC<\/h2>\n

Le basketteur qui a troqu\u00e9 le ballon pour les gants<\/h3>\n

Christian Leroy Duncan est n\u00e9 le 24 juillet 1995 \u00e0 Gloucester, en Angleterre. Avant de taper dans le sac, il tapait dans un ballon de basket \u2014 s\u00e9rieusement, au point de nourrir l’ambition de rejoindre la NBA un jour. Le MMA a finalement gagn\u00e9, et depuis, \u00ab\u00a0CLD\u00a0\u00bb n’a jamais vraiment regard\u00e9 en arri\u00e8re. Poids moyen de 1,88 m avec 201 cm d’allonge, le gars prend de la place et sait s’en servir.<\/p>\n

Cage Warriors : un titre conquis \u00e0 la dure<\/h3>\n

Duncan commence sa carri\u00e8re professionnelle en septembre 2020 et encha\u00eene six victoires cons\u00e9cutives en Cage Warriors, le principal tremplin britannique vers l’UFC. Le 2 avril 2022, \u00e0 Cage Warriors 136, il s’empare de la ceinture des poids moyens en stoppant Djati M\u00e9lan au troisi\u00e8me round. Il d\u00e9fend le titre en novembre 2022 face \u00e0 Marian Dimitrov, avant de le rendre pour signer avec l’UFC. Six combats, six victoires, champion invaincu \u2014 le dossier parle de lui-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n

L’UFC : une ascension acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9e<\/h3>\n

Son bapt\u00eame du feu dans l’octogone a lieu le 18 mars 2023 \u00e0 Londres lors de l’UFC 286 face \u00e0 Du\u0161ko Todorovi\u0107, avec un TKO d\u00e8s le premier round (blessure de l’adversaire). Pas le sc\u00e9nario id\u00e9al pour un grand show \u2014 Duncan lui-m\u00eame admettra que la fin \u00e9tait \u00ab\u00a0compl\u00e8tement anti-climatique\u00a0\u00bb. Moins de trois mois plus tard, il encaisse sa premi\u00e8re d\u00e9faite face \u00e0 Armen Petrosyan par d\u00e9cision unanime (juin 2023). En juillet 2024, Gregory Rodrigues lui impose le m\u00eame verdict aux points.<\/p>\n

Ce sont les deux seules fois o\u00f9 \u00ab\u00a0CLD\u00a0\u00bb a quitt\u00e9 la cage perdant. Depuis, il a align\u00e9 quatre victoires, dont deux finitions fracassantes : un KO au premier round contre Eryk Anders le 10 ao\u00fbt 2025, puis le coup qui a fait le tour des r\u00e9seaux \u2014 un spinning backfist suivi d’un droit au sol pour effacer Marco Tulio le 9 novembre 2025 \u00e0 l’UFC Vegas 111. Un bonus \u00ab\u00a0Performance of the Night\u00a0\u00bb m\u00e9rit\u00e9, et un finish qui m\u00e9rite d’\u00eatre revu plusieurs fois.<\/p>\n

Style : la puissance avant tout, avec du bagage sol<\/h3>\n

CLD frappe fort et vite, avec une pr\u00e9cision \u00e0 58 % au niveau des touches debout \u2014 au-dessus de la moyenne de l’octogone. Ses dix victoires par KO ou TKO sur 14 combats professionnels traduisent un gars qui ne laisse pas tra\u00eener les choses quand l’ouverture se pr\u00e9sente. La longueur et la port\u00e9e de ses membres lui permettent d’op\u00e9rer \u00e0 une distance inconfortable pour les adversaires plus trapus, et ses passes d’ancien basketteur ont ind\u00e9niablement d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 la coordination qui rend ses attaques rotationnelles cr\u00e9dibles au plus haut niveau.<\/p>\n

Statut actuel<\/h3>\n

Apr\u00e8s sa victoire par d\u00e9cision unanime contre Roman Dolidze le 21 mars 2026 \u00e0 Londres, Duncan est class\u00e9 13e de la division des poids moyens UFC. Son prochain rendez-vous est fix\u00e9 pour le 19 juillet 2026 face \u00e0 Jared Cannonier, anciennement challenger au titre. \u00c0 30 ans, CLD est clairement en train de construire quelque chose de s\u00e9rieux dans la division la plus charg\u00e9e de l’UFC.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a>, Yahoo Sports \/ UFC Vegas 111<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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