Don Madge Explained

Don Madge
Other Names:Magic Man
Birth Date:1990 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Weight Lb:170
Weight Class:Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach:72 in[1]
Style:Southpaw
Fighting Out Of:Cape Town, South Africa
Team:Fight Fit Militia
Madfit MMA
Years Active:2011–present
Mma Kowin:5
Mma Subwin:5
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:2
Mma Draw:1
Sherdog:86651

Don Madge (born 12 November 1990) is a South African professional mixed martial arts who formerly competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[2] He won both his fights there, but was released due to experiencing visa issues.

Background

Madge started Karate at the age of six. He took up Muay Thai at the age of 14 and went on to compete in Thailand.[3] In 2011 he returned to South Africa to pursue a career in MMA.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Extreme Fighting Championship

Madge made his professional MMA debut on 10 November 2011, in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) at EFC 11. Madge won the Lightweight title for the first time on 27 June 2013, at EFC 20.[5] He would then lose the title by split decision to Leon Mynhardt. In his next bout, he drew with Boyd Allen, before losing again to Mynhardt in his attempt to regain the title.[6]

In his eleventh professional EFC fight, Madge won the EFC lightweight title for a second time on 8 April 2017, at EFC 58.[7] [8]

After EFC 58, Madge was hired as a sparring partner for UFC women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg prior to Cyborg's successful title defence at UFC 219.[9] [10] Madge was then signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[11] [12]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Madge made his UFC debut on 27 October 2018, against Te Edwards at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27 October 2018.[13] He knocked Edwards out with a head kick fifteen seconds into the second round[14] and earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus[15]

Madge's next fight was on 7 September 2019, at UFC 242 - Khabib vs Poirier in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. He was originally scheduled to fight Magomed Mustafaev, but Mustafaev was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons.[16] Madge instead faced Farès Ziam and won the fight by unanimous decision.[17]

Madge was expected to face Guram Kutateladze on 13 March 2021, at .[18] However, Kutateladze pulled out in early February due to a knee injury[19] and was replaced by Nasrat Haqparast.[20] In turn, Madge pulled out on 6 March due to visa issues.[21]

Guram Kutateladze and Don Madge were rescheduled for on 17 July 2021.[22] However, the bout was scrapped after Kutateladze once again withdrew from the bout citing injury and visa issues.[23]

Due to visa issues Madge was released from UFC.

Professional Fighters League

After his UFC release, Madge signed with Professional Fighters League.[24]

2021 Season

Madge faced Nathan Williams on 27 October 2021, at PFL 10.[25] Madge won the bout via rear naked choke in the second round.[26]

2022 Season

Madge faced Raush Manfio on 20 April 2022, at PFL 1.[27] He lost the bout via TKO in round three after Manfio dropped him with a right hand and finished him with punches.[28]

2024 Season

After two years away from the sport, Madge returned to face Brennan Ward on 19 April 2024 at PFL 3 (2024).[29] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[30]

Madge next faced Neiman Gracie at PFL 6 (2024) on June 28, 2024. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[31]

Madge was scheduled to face Magomed Umalatov in the semifinals of the 2024 Welterweight tournament on August 23, 2024 at PFL 9, however he pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Neiman Gracie.[32]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center||Neiman Gracie|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 6 (2024)||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States||-|Win|align=center||Brennan Ward|Submission (rear-naked choke)|PFL 3 (2024)||align=center|1|align=center|1:02|Chicago, Illinois, United States||-|Loss|align=center||Raush Manfio|TKO (punches)|PFL 1 (2022)||align=center|3|align=center|2:42|Arlington, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–3–1|Nathan Williams|Submission (rear-naked choke)|PFL 10 (2021)||align=center|2|align=center|2:15|Hollywood, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–3–1|Farès Ziam|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 242 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center|8–3–1|Te Edwards|KO (head kick)|||align=center|2|align=center|0:14|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada||-|Win|align=center|7–3–1|Dave Mazany|Submission (rear-naked choke)|EFC Worldwide 58||align=center|2|align=center|2:02|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Win|align=center|6–3–1|Jadyson Costa|TKO (punches)|EFC Worldwide 52||align=center|1|align=center|2:31|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Win|align=center|5–3–1|Tyson Chelin|TKO (kicks)|EFC Worldwide 48||align=center|1|align=center|0:54|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Win|align=center|4–3–1|Regis Muyambo|TKO (punches)|EFC Africa 39||align=center|1|align=center|4:59|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Loss|align=center|3–3–1|Leon Mynhardt|Submission (guillotine choke)|EFC Africa 37||align=center|1|align=center|3:08|Johannesburg, South Africa||-|Draw|align=center|3–2–1|Boyd Allen|Draw (split)|EFC Africa 30||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Leon Mynhardt|Decision (split)|EFC Africa 25||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Costa Ioannou|Submission (rear-naked choke)|EFC Africa 20||align=center|5|align=center|1:35|Johannesburg, South Africa||-|Win|align=center|2–1|Hector Britts|Submission (rear-naked choke)|EFC Africa 17||align=center|1|align=center|0:00|Johannesburg, South Africa||-|Loss|align=center|1–1|Leon Mynhardt|TKO (punches)|EFC Africa 13||align=center|3|align=center|3:23|Cape Town, South Africa||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Wade Groth|TKO (knees)|EFC Africa 11||align=center|1|align=center|2:56|Johannesburg, South Africa|[35]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats UFC. 2020-10-04. ufcstats.com.
  2. Web site: Don Madge UFC. www.ufc.com. 14 September 2018 . en. 2019-11-29.
  3. Web site: BOOM! Pro Fighters Don Madge & Shannon Wiratchai Prepare for Latest Bouts at TMT. 2012-07-24. Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand. en-US. 2019-11-29.
  4. Web site: INSTRUCTORS. madfitmma. en. 2019-11-29.
  5. Web site: Costa Ioannou vs. Don Madge, EFC Africa 20 MMA Bout. Tapology. en. 2019-11-29.
  6. Web site: EFC 37 Results: Mynhardt Submits Madge, Buirski Stops Speechly . Combat Press . 5 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Madge Bests Mazany, Wins Lightweight Title. 2017-04-08. FIGHT SPORTS. en-US. 2019-11-29.
  8. Web site: 'Magic' Madge claims EFC lightweight belt. 2017-04-09. Sport. en. 2019-11-29.
  9. Web site: Don Madge signs with the UFC. eNCA. en. 2019-11-29. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122030136/https://www.enca.com/sport/don-madge-signs-with-the-ufc. dead.
  10. Web site: Cris Cyborg touches down in SA. Kihn. Stephen. 2019-03-11. Sport. en. 2019-11-29.
  11. Web site: DON MADGE SIGNS WITH THE UFC. 2018-02-13. South African MMA. en-US. 2019-11-29. 16 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216024725/http://southafricanmma.com/don-madge-signs-ufc/. dead.
  12. Web site: Don Madge to make UFC debut. Kihn. Stephen. 2018-10-26. Sport. en. 2019-11-29.
  13. Web site: Report: Te Edwards faces Don Madge At UFC Fight Night Moncton Fightful MMA. www.fightful.com. en. 2019-11-29.
  14. Web site: UFC Moncton - Edwards vs. Madge. J. 2018-10-28. Planet MMA. en-US. 2019-11-29.
  15. Web site: Don Madge wins on UFC debut. Kihn. Stephen. 2018-10-29. Sport. en. 2019-11-29.
  16. Web site: Magomed Mustafaev out, Don Madge now meets Fares Ziam at UFC 242. 2019-08-22. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-11-29.
  17. Web site: UFC 242 Results: Don Madge Grinds to Decision Victory Against Fares Ziam. Fortune. Ryan. 7 September 2019.
  18. Web site: Guram Kutateladze Announced To Face Don Madge on Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edward card. essentiallysports.com. Ishaan Bhattacharya. 2021-01-17. 2021-02-08.
  19. Web site: Guram Kutateladze says he's out of March 13 UFC fight vs. Don Madge due to knee injury. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2021-02-08. 2021-02-08.
  20. Web site: Nasrat Haqparast takes short notice match against Don Madge on March 13. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2021-02-11. 2021-02-11.
  21. Web site: Farah Hannoun. 2021-03-06. Don Madge withdraws from UFC Fight Night 187 vs. Nasrat Haqparast due to visa issues. 2021-03-06. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  22. Web site: Akshyay Srichandan Mahapatra. 2021-04-10. Guram Kutateladze to mark his return against Don Madge at UFC event on July 17th. 2021-06-26. essentiallysports.com.
  23. Web site: Saurabh Singh. 2021-07-03. Guram Kutateladze shares a message after his canceled bout at UFC Fight Night. 2021-07-05. essentiallysports.com.
  24. Web site: 2021-09-21 . Former UFC lightweight Don Madge signs with PFL, debuts on Oct. 27 . 2023-04-27 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  25. Web site: Lee . Alexander K. . 2021-09-23 . Former UFC fighter Don Madge joins PFL, debut set for Oct. 27 . 2023-04-27 . MMA Fighting . en.
  26. Web site: Madge Shakes Off Rust, Subs Williams to Kick Off 2021 PFL World Championships Fight Card . 2023-04-27 . www.pflmma.com.
  27. League (PFL) . Professional Fighters . PFL ANNOUNCES 2022 SEASON KICKOFF MAIN EVENT AND FULL CARD MATCHUPS FOR LIGHTWEIGHTS AND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS APRIL 20 ON ESPN . 2023-04-27 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  28. Web site: 2022-04-21 . Video: Raush Manfio knocks out Don Madge in comeback win at 2022 PFL 1 . 2023-04-27 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  29. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2024-03-11 . PFL announces full line-ups for first 3 season events, 8 ex-Bellator champions debut . 2024-04-20 . MMA Fighting . en.
  30. Web site: Meshew . Jed . 2024-04-20 . PFL 3 Results: Magomed Umalatov remains unbeaten, Brendan Loughnane gets back on track with quick win . 2024-04-20 . MMA Fighting . en.
  31. Web site: Neiman Gracie nets dominant decision with relentless takedown attack . 2024-08-05 . pflmma.com.
  32. Web site: Sherdog.com . Gracie Replaces Madge in PFL Playoffs, Meets Umalatov on Aug. 23 . 2024-08-05 . Sherdog . en.
  33. Web site: UFC Moncton bonuses: Anthony Smith picks up another $50k. 2018-10-28. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-11-29.
  34. Web site: Don Madge. 24 March 2016. efcworldwide.com.
  35. Web site: Don Madge. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-11-29.