Eddie Hall’s old rivals the Neffati Brothers want a 2v1 fight Mariusz Pudzianowski after watching his fight on Saturday night.
Millions tuned in to watch Hall blast out the five-time World’s Strongest Man out inside 30 seconds in his MMA debut at KSW 105 in Poland. It was a much cleaner performance in arguably a tougher test than his outing with the influencer brothers, both of whom he knocked out at once last summer.
Since that fight, they have gone on to win a different 2v1. And they have now called for a showdown with Pudzianowski, noting that they technically lasted longer against Hall in their fight than he did in his on Saturday night.
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Neffati Brothers call for Mariusz Pudzianowski fight after brutal Eddie Hall KO
Following Eddie Hall’s violent stoppage of Mariusz Pudzianowski, there have been reactions from across the combat sports world. UFC champions like Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping have given their takes, and Joe Rogan was a viewer who ‘liked’ Hall’s post.
Two keen viewers on the night were the influencer twins Jamil and Jamel Neffati. They know all about Hall’s power, and jokingly claimed that they had done better by surviving almost three rounds or six minutes to the final few seconds, even being up on the scorecards.
“He is called the beast for a reason,” the Neffati brothers wrote in an Instagram story post congratulating Hall. “We are Tik Tokers, not fighters,” they added in a later message in Polish which has been translated. “And here the donkeys three rounds (two rounds won thanks to our ‘kick and run away’ tactics).”
In the next Instagram story post, they expressed desire to fight Pudzianowski in a similar type of fight, writing: “Now I’m getting serious it would be an honor to stand in the ring with such a legend as Mariusz Pudzianowski. Respect was, is and always will be.”
Eddie Hall wants rematch with Mariusz Pudzianowski
When Hall fought the Neffati brothers, a key rule aside from the bizarre 2v1 nature was that the bout was three rounds of two minutes. He significantly outsized the duo and had limited time to train, so he had to compete in shorter bursts.
However, for his fight with Pudzianowski he was forced to accept two rounds of four minutes given that his opponent was a legitimate fighter and wanted it to be as close to serious as possible. It ultimately didn’t matter as he got the knockout inside the opening minute.
Now, he is eager to face ‘Pudzian’ once more, but with the two minute rounds as he had initially pitched. “Maybe Mariusz will do the rematch with two minutes rounds,” he said in his post-fight interview.
“I’ve got no aspirations to be number one in KSW. That’s just not for me. I want to come and have fun. I want to fight my heroes. I want to fight the freaks of the world.”