Olympic silver medalist Mark O. Madsen made quite a statement in his UFC debut on Saturday in his native Denmark.
The Greco-Roman wrestling powerhouse needed just one takedown to put Danilo Belluardo on the ground and he never let him up again after punching his way to a TKO stoppage at just 1:12 into the opening round.
“What a moment. What a gratifying moment. This is absolutely amazing,” Madsen said while celebrating with the crowd in Copenhagen. “Like Martin [Kampmann] told me, get him down, beat him up.”
It didn’t take long for the three-time Olympian to latch onto the clinch before tossing Belluardo down to the ground following a very brief exchange on the feet.