2 weeks Ago By Donagh Corby
Mariusz Pudzianowski has landed some gigantic finishes during his run in MMA, but perhaps his biggest came against ‘Bombardier’ in 2021. The five-time World’s Strongest Man winner is set to face Eddie Hall on Saturday night at KSW 105 in Gliwice, Poland. He will be significantly outsized by his rival, who will have cut around 30lb to weigh in at over 340lb.
However, the last time he faced an opponent that much bigger than him it didn’t work out too well for Senegalese star Seigne Ousmane Dia. Otherwise known as ‘Bombardier’, the African power puncher was 2-0 in MMA winning both within a round – but he was quickly dispatched by ‘Pudzian’. POWER: World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall will be ‘unstoppable steam engine’ in Mariusz Pudzianowski fight Mariusz Pudzianowski landed 18-second KO against 326lb ‘Bombardier’ Heading into their clash at KSW 64, there had been a war of words and bitter feud between ‘Bombardier’ and five-time World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski .
The pair had gone back-and-forth leading to an intense start to their meeting. They had been due to fight earlier in the year, and made it all the way to fight night before an appendicitis flare-up cost Ousmane. Instead, he took on Mikola Milanovic who was making his professional debut and only lasted two minutes.
When Pudzianowski and Ousmane hit the scales, they had a whopping 67lb between them. However, the size didn’t matter all that much given what happened in the fight The Senegalese fighter threw caution to the wind as he powered through early with big haymakers. But it was the more experienced Pudzianowski who was able to get into a solid range with leg kicks and land combinations.
Eventually he was able to get off a flush right hand right on the chin that rendered his rival unconscious and forced the referee to drag him off. Mariusz Pudzianowski takes on Eddie Hall at KSW 105 For the first time since that famous night in Lodz at the Atlas Arena, Pudzianowski will take on the challenge of an opponent considerably bigger than him. Between the pair of them, ‘ Pudzian’ and Hall are expected to tip the scales well over 600lb , with as much as an 80lb difference possible.
They will weigh in on Friday after an awkward first meeting last month at their launch press conference. Then, they compete over two rounds of four minutes in a bout with slightly altered rules given the Brit’s lack of experience. Hall has competed in the cage once; a bizarre 2v1 ‘Freak Fight’ where he knocked out two featherweight brothers in one go.
He also had a boxing match with his fellow former World’s Strongest Man Thor Bjornsson, which he lost by decision..
