1. Mads Burnell was born on March 6,1994 and is a Danish mixed martial artist who competes in featherweight division of Bellator MMA.
26 Facts About Mads Burnell
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Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Burnell has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Cage Warriors, where he was a Featherweight champion.
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Mads Burnell was the European Championship European No-Gi Champion in 2014.
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Mads Burnell started his professional MMA career in 2013 and won his first five bouts and met his first defeat when he faced Ott Tonissaar at Octagon Athletes 2.
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Mads Burnell made his promotional debut on September 2,2017, facing Michel Prazeres, replacing Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve.
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Mads Burnell lost the fight via submission due to a north-south choke in the third round.
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Mads Burnell's second fight came against Mike Santiago on January 14,2018, at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi.
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On May 27,2018, Mads Burnell faced Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till.
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On September 7,2018, news surfaced that Mads Burnell had signed a contract with Cage Warriors.
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Mads Burnell made his promotional debut against Lukasz Rajewski at Cage Warriors 99 on November 17,2018.
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Mads Burnell challenged Dean Trueman for the Cage Warriors featherweight title at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29,2019.
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Mads Burnell submitted Trueman by japanese necktie in the second round and captured the featherweight championship.
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Mads Burnell was expected to make his first title defense against Steve Aimable at Cage Warriors London on November 22,2019.
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Mads Burnell made his debut on October 10,2020, at Bellator 248.
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Mads Burnell faced Darko Banovic and won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Mads Burnell was scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Faber standout Saul Rogers on April 2,2021, at Bellator 255.
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Mads Burnell faced Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 263 on July 31,2021.
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On September 22,2021, it was announced that Mads Burnell had signed a new, multi-fight contract with Bellator.
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Mads Burnell headlined against Adam Borics on March 12,2022, at Bellator 276.
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Mads Burnell faced Pedro Carvalho on September 23,2022, at Bellator 285.
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Mads Burnell faced Justin Gonzales on April 22,2023 at Bellator 295.
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Mads Burnell faced Daniel Weichel on September 23,2023 at Bellator 299.
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Mads Burnell lost the fight due to a guillotine choke submission.
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Mads Burnell faced Elvin Espinoza on August 16,2024 at PFL 8.
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On February 26,2025, the promotion officially revealed that Mads Burnell joined the 2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament.
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Mads Burnell lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.