Eddie Hall’s MMA debut opponent believes he’s in for a rude awakening when they fight.
‘The Beast’ originally called to face Mariusz Pudzianowski after winning a bizarre 2vs1 bout last June.
Now the former World’s Strongest Man winners are set to clash in Gliwice, Poland, on Saturday night.
Pudzianowski hasn’t fought since suffering a shock knockout loss against former heavyweight boxer Artur Szpilka in June 2023, but he’s feeling confident as the more experienced man with a 27-fight MMA career to his name.
Mariusz Pudzianowski sends final pre-fight warning
Hall is expected to weigh 350lbs when he enters the cage for his modified rules MMA fight with ‘Pudzian’.
The rounds will be just four minutes in length, but the five-time World’s Strongest Man is confident that will be more than enough time for him to inflict plenty of pain.
“Eddie, you’re in for a lot of hard work,” Pudzianowski said during a pre-fight Q&A with KSW
“I’m not going to give up easily. You know it well that I fight until the very end.
“You’re about to see what lack of oxygen means.
“This is not boxing, this is MMA.”
Eddie Hall talks training with Tom Aspinall
For the past year, Hall has been training with interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
It’s safe to say that Jon Jones‘ next opponent has been getting the better of their sparring sessions.
“Look, man, I’m not Jon Jones, but I can honestly, hand on heart say I’ve never had such a humbling experience as to getting in the ring with Tom Aspinall and sparring,” Hall told Bloody Elbow’s Donagh Corby.
“Doing the grappling, because you just feel like a little girl. Even a man my size, he just uses your strengths against you and his hands are so fast. His footwork is just incredible. You just feel like a f—ing f—y to go in the ring and doing business with Tom Aspinall.
“And that’s me, that’s like a ‘World’s Strongest Man’ saying that. It’s a very humbling experience going in the ring with Tom.”