Therefore, Madsen’s takedowns should come with more control time/damage – and thus more impact on the judging. That’s (essentially) the same skill in any type of grappling. More importantly, his ability to keep top control should be there. Madsen's Greco-Roman wrestling base isn’t ideal for MMA due to the range it requires, but it works well against fellow willing grapplers. With takedowns for their own sake not scoring much these days, that’s a lean toward Madsen. More importantly, even if he is able to get down Madsen, his ability to keep him there is highly questionable. MMA wrestling is entirely different from wrestling for its own sake, but they don’t just give out silver medals in the Olympics. With that said, it’s exceedingly hard to see Dawson taking down Madsen. That should make for an exciting matchup between two of the highest-level wrestlers in the lightweight division. Madsen is a perfect 12-0 as a professional MMA fighter, with four of those wins coming in the UFC.ĭawson is also an excellent grappler, averaging nearly four takedowns per 15 minutes in his 6-0-1 UFC run. Madsen is taking on Grant Dawson to kick off the UFC Vegas 64 main card. Olympic wrestling silver medalist Mark O.
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