Mark Madsen (born 23 September 1984) is a

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professional

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and former Greco-Roman wrestler. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the lightweight division of the

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(UFC). As a wrestler, Madsen won the 2016 Summer Olympic Games silver medal in the 75 kg class and was a five-time

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medalist.

Wrestling career

Madsen, who started wrestling at age of six, made his official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, where he lost to Russia's Varteres Samurgashev in the first preliminary round of men's Greco-Roman 74 kg, with a technical score of 1–7, and a classification score of 1–3. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, Madsen was defeated by another Russian wrestler Roman Vlasov, in the second round of the men's Greco-Roman 74 kg category. Because his opponent advanced further until the final round, Madsen qualified for the repechage bout, where he scored four points and defeated France's Christophe Guénot. In the bronze medal match, Madsen was unable to score enough points in the first two periods, and lost to Lithuania's Aleksandr Kazakevič, finishing only in fifth position. Few months after the games, Madsen has signed a contract with European MMA, with sights on having his first fight inside the MMA cage by February 2013. In the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio, Madsen won silver in men's Greco-Roman 75 kg, losing the final match against Roman Vlasov, who previously beat him in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Madsen competed in two professional bouts in 2013 and 2014 but because he was receiving salary from the Danish Wrestling Federation for his commitment, Madsen was subsequently essentially forbidden to compete in mixed martial arts. Due to his retirement from wrestling, he was allowed to start training and competing in mixed martial arts. After amassing four straight professional victories in the regional circuit, Madsen signed with

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. Madsen made his promotional debut against Alexandre Bordin at Cage Warriors Academy's inaugural event on September 23, 2018. The fight was largely contested on the ground, leading Madsen to a unanimous decision victory by dominant grappling. After the bout with Bordin, Madsen has been training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Madsen headlined Cage Warriors Academy Denmark2 against Mathew Bonner on December 15, 2018 and won the bout via unanimous decision. Madsen made his Cage Warriors debut against Thibaud Larchet at Cage Warriors 103 on March 9, 2019. Madsen won the fight via unanimous decision. Madsen faced Danish boxer

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in an MMA bout at Olympian Fight Night1 on June 8, 2019. Madsen won the fight in the first round via rear-naked choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Madsen made his promotional debut against Danillo Belluardo on September 28, 2019 at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. After recovering from shoulder injury and staph infection, Madsen returned to face

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on March 7, 2020 at

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. He used his superior wrestling to win the fight by unanimous decision despite suffering a broken jaw during the course of the bout. Madsen faced

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on August 21, 2021 in the co-main event in UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum. He won the fight via split decision. Madsen was scheduled to face

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on February 12, 2022 at

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. However, they were pushed back to April 9, 2022 at

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due to unknown reasons. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Madsen was scheduled to face

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on October 29, 2022, at

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. However, Klose pulled out in mid-October due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. He was replaced by

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. In turn, the bout was moved to

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on November 5, 2022. At the weigh-ins, Dawson weighed in at 157.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. His bout is expected to proceed at catchweight and he will be fined 30% of his individual purse, which will go to Madsen. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Nordic MMA Awards - MMAviking.com **2018 Knockout of the Year vs. Dez Parker **2019 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

Amateur wrestling

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** 2016 Rio de Janeiro - Greco-Roman, 75 kg ** 2012 London - Greco-Roman, 74 kg 5th Place *

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*** 2005 Budapest - Greco-Roman, 74 kg *** 2006 Guangzhou - Greco-Roman, 74 kg *** 2007 Baku - Greco-Roman, 74 kg *** 2009 Herning - Greco-Roman, 74 kg *** 2015 Las Vegas - Greco-Roman, 75kg **

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***2004

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- Greco-Roman, Junior level, 74 kg *** 2014 Vantaa - Greco-Roman, 75 kg *Nordic Wrestling Association **2005 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 74 kg **2006 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 74 kg **2008 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 74 kg **2010 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 74 kg **2015 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 80 kg **2016 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 75 kg **2017 Nordic Championships Greco-Roman, 80 kg *Danish Wrestling Federation **1999 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 54 kg **2001 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 69 kg **2002 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 74 kg **2004 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 74 kg **2005 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 84 kg **2007 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 84 kg **2008 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 84 kg **2009 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 84 kg **2010 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 96 kg **2015 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 80 kg **2016 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 80 kg **2017 Danish Championships Greco-Roman, 80 kg

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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NBC 2008 Olympics Profile
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