Mark Madsen vs. Drakkar Klose Set For UFC Fight Night 213

A lightweight fight between Mark Madsen and Drakkar Klose is headed to UFC Fight Night 213 in Las Vegas on October 29th.

A former Olympic wrestling silver medalist, the 38-year-old Madsen is currently 4-0 in his UFC run and remains unbeaten in his 12-fight career overall as he heads into his next fight on less than a months notice.

Madsen’s time in the UFC began with a first round TKO finish against Danilo Belluardo and then a win on the scorecards against Austin Hubbard.

A split decision victory over veteran campaigner Clay Guida followed and most recently he earned unanimous decision victory over Vinc Pichel back in April.

As for the 34-year-old Klose, he holds a 7-2 UFC record and is coming off back-to-back wins 2022 so far.

That began with a second round TKO stoppage of Brandon Jenkins in April, and was followed up by a unanimous decision victory against Rafa Garcia in June.

Madsen vs. Klose joins a UFC Fight Night 213 card that’s expected to be headlined by a featherweight fight between Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar, while Andrei Arlovski will also be going up against Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

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