Cyrille Diabate is a Mixed Martial Artist and Muay Thai Kickboxer with over 80 fights! Cyrille has fought in big name promotions such as Palace Fighting Championships, PRIDE, Cage Rage and the UFC as well as appearing frequently in season 9 of...

The overhand right is a staple punch of many fighters. It's a great shot to land as it has a ton of power and knockout potential. In fact, at least from a scientific perspective, it might actually have the most out of any...

Hook punches are great, they have a high knockout percentage, they can set up your other strikes and they are a fairly safe punch to throw overall. Hooks are one of the key punches in boxing and are some of the most thrown...

In this video, former UFC and Pride fighter Cyrille Diabate talks about how to add an exclamation point at the end of your combos with a low kick. This is a common tactic that you will see in Muay Thai and Kickboxing and...

Cyrille Diabate is here to add a little spice to your next combination! In combat two people square off, move around to where one person has a positional advantage over the other. Positional advantage is just a fancy phrase for opportunity. Typically, the...