Eddie Hall gained fame by becoming the World’s Strongest Man and is now making the jump into the world of MMA.
The Englishman won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2017, achieving his lifelong dream before retiring from the competition.
Since then, Eddie Hall has competed in sports like boxing and arm wrestling and is now trying his hand at fighting in the octagon.
Hall’s fight at KSW 105 will be his first real fight in MMA, as Hall faces Mariusz Pudzianowski in a battle between the two former strongest men in the world.
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How old is Eddie Hall?
Eddie Hall is currently 37 years old, as he was born on 15 January 1988. This puts him at quite an advanced age for his proper MMA debut against Pudzianowski in Poland, and he is going into the fight with much less experience than his opponent.
Eddie Hall’s height and weight
Hall is 6 foot 2 inches tall, or 188cm. His weight fluctuates depending on whether he is competing in strongman competitions or other sports, like MMA.
However, Hall told talkSPORT that he is currently between 350 and 355lbs for his upcoming fight with Pudzianowski.
Who are Eddie Hall’s wife and children?
Hall is married to Alexandra Hall. The pair wed on June 9, 2012 and have been happily married for the past 13 years.
The pair have three children together. They have a son named Maximus, as well as two daughters whose names have not been released to the public.
Hall also has another daughter named Layla from a previous relationship.
Why is Eddie Hall called ‘The Beast’
Hall earned the nickname ‘The Beast’ after he lifted 1000lbs for the first time in front of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
While speaking with Dr. Beau Hightower, Hall revealed that the nickname came from the newspapers reporting on his feat.
Hall said: “It was in the papers all over the world, and all the media outlets picked up.
“It wasn’t ‘Eddie Hall lifts world record in front of Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was ‘The Beast’, so I guess that’s where the nickname came from.”
The nickname has stuck and has become a key part of Hall’s branding.
Eddie Hall’s X/Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channel
Hall is very active on social media and has built his brand as an online personality, as well as a strongman/fighter.
He has over 150,000 followers on X (formerly known as Twitter), where he posts a lot of reactions and funny skits to entertain his fans. Hall’s X handle is eddiehallWSM.
The former World’s Strongest Man is even more popular on Instagram, boasting over 5 million followers as of April 2025. Hall posts a variety of content daily to his account, including promotions for his upcoming fights and photos of himself with his wife. Hall’s handle on Instagram is also eddiehallwsm.
In addition to X and Instagram, Hall has a big following on his YouTube channel. The strongman posts reactions, challenges, pranks, and even clips from his career to the channel, attracting over three-million subscribers.
Hall’s most popular video from his channel (eddiehallwsm) has over 17 million views, showing his incredible reach online.
Eddie Hall net worth
While details about Hall’s net worth are not publicly available, estimates put it between $3 million and $5 million.
This is owing to his career as a strongman, as well as ventures in TV, YouTube, and MMA, to name but a few of his many ventures.
Eddie Hall’s world record deadlift
In 2016, Hall became the first man ever to deadlift half a ton in weight as he became a world record holder.
2017’s world’s strongest man deadlifted 500kg, equivalent to 1,102 lb, at the World Deadlift Championships in 2016. It was an incredible feat of strength, as nobody in history had ever deadlifted that amount of weight before.
The lift was incredibly taxing on Hall. He bled from his eyes and ears during it, even going blind at the strain of lifting such a tremendous weight. Hall claimed he almost died from the lift due to its effects.
Eddie Hall vs. Neffati Brothers
Hall’s first foray into MMA was in a bizarre exhibition match that flouted the rules of traditional competition.
In 2024, the former strongman stepped into the octagon with not one but two opponents. He battled the Neffati brothers in a mismatch, with the 6-foot-2, 350lb Hall battling two 5 foot 3 fighters in a two-on-one scenario.
It didn’t go well for the brothers. The 2017 World’s Strongest Man knocked out both of the Neffati Brothers at the end of a fight that threatened to be one of the most boring of all time.
The brothers refused to get close to Hall in the first two rounds and it took a charge from the larger man to finally get them in the match. However, he quickly finished one off with a powerbomb before knocking the second out for one of the most viral KOs of the year.