Eddie Corridor and Mariusz Pudzianowski are in glorious nick forward of their upcoming conflict.
British strongman Corridor will collide with five-time World’s Strongest Man winner Pudzianowski on April 26 in Gliwice, Poland.
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The pair will meet in an excellent heavyweight MMA showdown at KSW 105 underneath a modified rule set.
MMA fights are historically contested over three, five-minute rounds, however as a result of dimension of each rivals, organisers have decreased the period to four-minute stanzas.
Their hulking mass was on full show once they met up in Poland to shoot promotional materials for ‘The World’s Strongest Combat’.
Each males dwarfed the Polish presenter standing between them as they tore off their t-shirts to disclose their muscle-bound physiques simply over three weeks earlier than struggle night time.
Though it’s arduous to consider, Corridor and Pudzianowski are significantly trimmer than they was once of their strongman days.
Corridor tipped the scales at 433lbs when he gained the World’s Strongest Man title in 2017, however shed a exceptional 70lbs for his boxing bout with Hafthor Bjornsson in 2022.
He additionally weighed 360lbs for his MMA debut final 12 months, a 2vs1 match with the Nefatti Brothers, which ended with a brutal knockout.
Corridor is predicted to come back in 30lbs lighter for his bout with Pudzianowski, who has a substantial expertise benefit.
The Polish powerhouse boasts a 17-9 skilled MMA report and holds wins over boxing cult hero Eric ‘Butterbean’ Esch, PRIDE FC veteran Bob Sapp, and former British UFC star Oli Thompson.
As a strongman competitor, Pudzianowski weighed 320lbs, however over time, he has managed to dip beneath the 265lbs heavyweight restrict.
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For his final struggle in June 2023, a second-round TKO defeat to Polish boxing icon Artur Szpilka, Pudzianowski was 257.3 lbs.
“Eddie is just not like some bar room brawler,” Pudzianowski stated.
“He’s a extremely robust man who weighs 160kg [352lbs] in the present day, and on April 26, I consider will likely be 150kg [330lbs].
“I do know what it means as a result of I come from the identical supply, so for the primary two minutes it will likely be an unstoppable steam engine.
“It’s solely that I nonetheless have a few of this power, and I’ve the expertise earlier than youth and a few crafty.
“So if I don’t let myself be caught by an affordable trick, it ought to be positive. However let’s not underestimate it.
“He’s a heavyweight, and his arms weigh lots.”