Cyrille Moktar Diabaté[1] (born October 6, 1973) is a retired French mixed martial artist and kickboxer.

He defeated Ryan Robinson via armbar and followed this up with a blood-soaked decision victory in a ShoXC card, where he faced Jaime Fletcher.

Cyrille appeared frequently as a striking coach for Team Henderson in season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter.

[9] He lost the bout against Perosh via submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round.

Diabaté was expected to face Jörgen Kruth on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 2.

[12] However, Maldonado was pulled from the bout and faced Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012, at UFC 153, replacing an injured Quinton Jackson.

[15] Manuwa was declared the winner (TKO) after Diabaté was unable to continue after tearing a calf muscle near the end of the first round.