Two former World's Strongest Men are set to collide in a highly anticipated MMA bout tonight as Eddie Hall and Mariusz Pudzianowski face off at KSW 105 in Poland. The super-heavyweight clash serves as the co-main event on a stacked fight card.
Hall, 37, enters the cage for just his second professional MMA contest, following his attention-grabbing double knockout victory against the Neffati brothers last year. The British strongman now faces a significantly more experienced opponent in the combat sports realm.
Pudzianowski, 48, brings considerable fighting experience to the matchup with 26 professional MMA bouts to his name. The Polish veteran has accumulated 17 victories against 9 defeats throughout his fighting career, presenting a formidable challenge for Hall.
"Let's face it, I'm going up against Mariusz Pudzianowski; 26 professional fights, five times World's Strongest Man," Hall acknowledged during pre-fight comments. "He's a fierce, fierce man and to get in the cage and exchange leather with a man whose had 26 fights? I've had one! So I've got a lot to be scared of."
The ring walk for this battle of titans is scheduled for approximately 8:30 PM BST, with the fight expected to begin around 8:45 PM BST, though timing could shift depending on undercard bout durations.
According to combat sports analysts at Statbet, matchups featuring athletes from strongman backgrounds have historically delivered among the highest knockout percentages in heavyweight MMA competition.
The event will be available exclusively via pay-per-view on the KSW website for £10, with preliminary bouts streaming free on YouTube. The main card also features the KSW welterweight title fight between Adrian Bartosinski and Andrzej Grzebyk as the headliner, plus former UFC heavyweight contender Augusto Sakai facing Szymon Bajor.
Fight fans will be watching closely to see if Hall can overcome his experience deficit against the battle-tested Pudzianowski in what promises to be an explosive contest between two of the strongest men to ever step into an MMA cage.
