Eddie Hall makes new proposal to five-time World’s Strongest Man for next fight and drops hint over rules

Eddie Hall has made a new plea to Mariusz Pudzianowski to get a fight deal over the line.

Hall has changed the strongman competition for combat sports in the last three years, and most recently scored a stoppage over the Neffati brothers in a two vs one MMA fight in June.

Since the win, ‘Beast’ has been looking for another challenge to sign off his time in the cage or boxing ring, and called out five-time World’s Strongest Man Pudzianowski.

The Polish star has competed in MMA several times alongside his heavy lifting competition, and it would be a stern test for the Briton.

But he insists it is a fight that makes sense and the two would likely be barely separated at the first bell.

He told The Sun: “Hey, man, I’m looking forward to the fight. I am currently looking for an opponent to fight myself.

“I keep poking at Mariusz Pudzianowski, who’s a big MMA fighter in Poland. So I’m just trying my best to get that contract done.

“Mariusz Pudzianowski is five-times World Strongest Man and we’re very similar build, like 6ft 1, 6ft 2. His strength is really portrayed in his fights. 

“He is 47-years-old now. I’m 36. So I just think that all these different sorts of things that I’ve got going on equals the playing field a little bit.

“And I keep asking the question to people, me versus Marius, and everyone’s like, ‘Wow, that’s going to be a really good fight.’

“No one can definitely say that Marius is going to win, and no one can say I’m going to win.

“Marius is a hard, hard opponent. He is a hard get. So yeah, it’ll just be good to get in the ring with someone like Marius and do business.”

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Hall would need some serious courage to get in with the dangerous 47-year-old who has a professional MMA record of 17-9.

Pudzianowski hasn’t fought since being stopped by Artur Szpilka in June 2023, and it is unclear if he can be lured back into the cage.

A boxing fight could be on the table between the pair, given Hall has experience having been defeated by strongman rival Thor Bjornsson.

KSI’s Misfits label are currently in talks with Hall’s team, with a view to potentially doing the fight in MMA or boxing, talkSPORT understands.

But Hall has admitted he believes his skillset is now more suited to the cage going forward, and would prefer an MMA contest.

He continued: “I feel like MMA plays to more towards my strengths.

“I don’t think people quite grasp how strong World’s Strongest Men are because I’ve got in the ring with with people and you grip onto them and they’re like, ‘What the hell?’

“They just can’t get you off. So you definitely get that advantage.

“Obviously picking people up and throwing people around. You’ve got that edge.”