Eddie Corridor is ‘absolutely ready’ for each situation when he returns to the cage this month.
Corridor makes his second MMA look in opposition to five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski in a super-heavyweight encounter on April 26.
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The pair meet below the KSW banner in Pudzianowski’s native Poland, and it is going to be the Englishman’s hardest check but within the fight world, contemplating this shall be his opponent’s twenty seventh MMA struggle.
‘The Beast’ entered the combating world with a defeat in opposition to Hafthor Bjornsson in 2022 earlier than transitioning to MMA for a 2v1 struggle with the Neffati Brothers final June, knocking them each out.
The 37-year-old, who resides in Stoke-on-Trent, is now making ready for a recent problem and is absolutely assured of the end result within the Strongman showdown.
Talking to talkSPORT.com, Corridor, who was the World’s Strongest Man in 2017, offered an replace on preparations for his struggle with Pudzianowski and the way he plans to beat the large 48-year-old Pole.
“The standing and banging is clearly my favorite,” Corridor stated, laying out his sport plan.
“And I feel that is the place I higher him—the standing and banging, if I am being trustworthy.
“I’ve acquired the ability, I’ve acquired the pace, and I’ve acquired a very good chin. I do know I’ve acquired a very good chin.”
Though the situation of Corridor being dragged to the canvas is unlikely — given his opponent has by no means gained any of his 17 skilled bouts by way of submission — it’s MMA in any case, and Pudzianowski is an skilled on the mat.
“The grappling is all new to me,” Corridor added. “Though I am not going to take a seat right here and say, ‘I will beat a black belt…’
“However I’ve acquired a very good understanding of what grappling entails. I have been grappling with purple belts, black belts, good dimension and stature and nobody, not a single individual has submitted me.
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“That’s to not say it’s been exhausting work, and I have never finished many submissions myself. It is all the time been: when he will get to the ground, it is fists.
“And other people neglect with all these jiu-jitsu guys, you get them in these positions on the ground and so they’ll hug it out rather a lot, and also you simply bang, I will simply smash you within the face.
“It has been cool to kind of have a go at every thing and haven’t any stone unturned. If it goes to the ground, I am absolutely ready.
“It’s not not going to be like, ‘Oh s*** I will panic.’ I am absolutely ready for each situation.”
Corridor had initially signed a contract to struggle fellow Strongmen Brian Shaw, Martin Ford and Mitchell Hooper in Qatar in February final 12 months.
He had educated for round seven months for the mammoth fights, and when all of it collapsed, Corridor was desirous to get a brand new opponent.
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After months of negotiations, he lastly tied down Pudzianowski to an enormous struggle deal.
Nevertheless, Corridor was left disheartened after an authentic settlement on the size of rounds shortly modified to swimsuit his opponent’s calls for.
“We agreed on two-minute rounds eight months in the past,” ‘The Beast’ added.
“After which, on the final six weeks, Mariusz demanded 5 minutes or else he’ll pull the rug.
“So we met within the center, kind of, and I simply thought, ‘It is acquired to occur.’
“I feel if I had been to leap within the ring and struggle Joe Bloggs, it isn’t very thrilling.
“It is like a lose-lose for me. As a result of should you go in and lose, it is the way you misplaced somebody to half your dimension.
“In case you go in and win, it is like, ‘Yeah, however you are double the dimensions.’ So I suppose going in opposition to Mariusz simply made sense.”
Corridor’s struggle with Pudzianowski would be the co-main occasion of KSW 105, which is among the largest MMA promotions in Europe.
The April 26 card may also characteristic two title fights as Adrian Bartosinskif faces Andrzej Grzebyk in the principle occasion for the KSW welterweight title.