Eddie Hall wants to fight Mariusz Pudzianowski after KO'ing The Neffati Brothers in a two-on-one MMA fight.
The 2017 World's Strongest Man winner made his cage debut last week in a ridiculous fight at the King Georges Hall in Blackburn. Hall powerbombed one of the brothers then KO'd him with one punch before KO'ing the other brother with ground-and-pound to get his first win in the cage.
Hall wants to fight another ex-strongman in Pudzianowski next as he said after his win: “I think someone like Mariusz Pudzianowski, he’s got 20 years experience in the game. He’s still a big guy, still very strong and he is a hard b****d, there’s no denying that Mariusz Pudzianowski is very hard.
"I think the fans want to see a ‘World’s Strongest Man’ vs ‘World’s Strongest Man’, so there we go. If someone can bring the right deal to the table I know Mariusz is game, he’s always in my inbox sending me fighting emojis, so maybe this is it.” Pudzianowski, a five-time World's Strongest Man winner, has 27 MMA fights under his belt with an impressive record of 17–9, 1 NC.
Hall added of the potential fight: “Talks are in motion and to be honest, I’m bricking it. Which is totally fine - Marius is strong and also has 15+ years experience in the MMA game. But I’m game. One things for sure, I’ll come in with two biceps and fully prepared for a bloodbath. Training starts next week. May the highest bidder please step forward.”
Pudzianowski hasn't won an MMA fight in over two years and was KO'd by former boxer Artur Szpilka in his last fight. The 47-year-old welcomed a fight against Hall when he told Daily Star in 2022: “I’m not considering moving to boxing. I have already focused on MMA and there will be no new challenge for me. MMA is probably the last challenge for me.
"Of course, with anyone - with Eddie or [Hafthor] Bjornsson, I would enter the cage on the principles of MMA." Hall's win against The Neffati Brothers wasn't his first venture into combat sports as the Brit competed in a boxing fight against Bjornsson two years ago, but was dropped twice and lost on points.