Don Madge isn’t the first fighter to come out of South Africa but he might be the most prominent after making a splashy UFC debut last year.
He took on Te Edwards—a highly touted prospect discovered on Dana White’s Contender Series—at UFC Moncton and ultimately scored a highlight-reel head kick, which led to a second-round KO. The win immediately put Madge on the map as a fighter to watch for the future and he’s hoping some of the attention he’s received will spill over to the rest of the athletes competing in his home country.