Eddie Hall and Mariusz Pudzianowski will collide in a wild heavyweight clash at KSW 105 tomorrow afternoon (Sat., April 26, 2025) from inside PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland, but first the former “World’s Strongest Man” champions came face-to-face for a 600-pound staredown on Friday.
KSW 105’s super heavyweight fight may not be the most technical matchup on paper, but Hall and Pudzianowski are two massive human beings who bring huge international followings. Pudzianowski is the more skilled of the two when it comes to combat sports — winning 17 fights under the KSW banner over the past 15 years — but Hall is much younger, almost 70 pounds heavier, and was more recently involved in Strong Man competitions.
On Friday, the two super heavyweights stepped on stage for their final staredown (official weigh-in results are HERE). Their awaited faceoff was extremely cordial, but the sheer size of both men standing next to each other was worth the watch. After all, they came in at a combined 600 pounds for Saturday’s main card matchup.
Check out the official staredown in the above video player.
Hall, 37, has ventured into a variety of sports since stepping away from Strong Man competitions back in 2018. This includes a boxing match against Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson back in 2022 that he lost via comeback knockout and a recent arm-wrestling matchup against Brian Shaw at King of the Table 13 in Dec. 2024 which he lost 2-4 (watch HERE). “Beast” is hoping to turn his recent misfortunes around against Pudzianowski this weekend in Poland.
