Olympic medalist Mark O. Madsen signs with the UFC, meets Danilo Belluardo in Copenhagen

Mark O. Madsen is the latest Olympian to join the UFC.

The promotion announced Thursday that the Greco-Roman wrestler, who represented Denmark twice at the Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, will make his Octagon debut versus Danilo Belluardo in a lightweight bout at UFC Copenhagen on Sept. 28.

A multiple-time medalist at the World Championship of wrestling between 2005 and 2015, Madsen won six in a row since returning to MMA after competing in Rio de Janeiro, improving his record to 8-0 with five finishes.

Belluardo (12-4) signed with the UFC after going 5-0 in 2018 and capturing a lightweight title in his home country of Italy earlier this year, but came up short in his Octagon debut in June, losing to Joel Alvarez via second-round TKO.

UFC Copenhagen is set to take place at the Royal Arena in Denmark, featuring middleweights Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier in the main event.