![]() ![]() The two Icelandic warriors were recently seen grappling in Iceland. Saturday night will also see Thor’s compatriot and friend Gunnar Nelson return to the octagon at UFC London, facing the Japanese Takashi Sato in a welterweight bout. Let’s just hope they don’t gas out after the first round. The bout is much anticipated and could prove a real white-knuckler. 15:27, Eddie Hall flew out to Dubai a week ago (Image: Eddie Hall/Instagram) Strongman rivals Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson have entered the final stage of their gruelling. For his striking to succeed he will have to rely on speed, which given his size and weight might prove difficult. ![]() Eddie seems to pack a lot of power in his punches, and loads up his shots, thereby leaving him wide open for a counter. Eddie Hall will fight Hafthor Bjornsson in Dubai Credit: Instagram eddiehallwsm. His footwork has improved substantially and he keeps his guard up. Thor has gained some experience, yet if it is enough or comparable to the forthcoming fight with Eddie has been questioned. Instead, he has posted videos of bag drills, sparring and pad work. Eddie Hall is yet to step into the ring for the public to see. Joe Rogan made some comments about the video, stating Eddie’s boxing was ‘rudimentary.’ Thor – a southpaw – has had a few bouts up to this point, including against the arm-wrestler Devon Larratt. Over the past months, both athletes have posted videos of their training camps. Now we finally get to witness the two leviathan nemesis settle their score. A first fight was set for September last year, but after Eddie pulled a bicep the fight was postponed. They have called each other names, dedicated plenty of time to posting videos about each other on YouTube, and calling each other out for a fight. This lift has been challenged by Eddie, and over the past five years no love has been lost between these giants. Thor set his eyes on this record and lifted 501LBS in a live-broadcast. On top of this, Eddie held the world record in deadlift, lifting 500LBS. This conflict led to the two former friends falling out. Thor and his team were infuriated by the referees decision. Eddie Hall, lifting after Thor, knew what he had to beat and landed at 15 reps. Thor had one repetition disqualified and ended up with 14 reps. Only lifting with the arms is allowed, and bending knees to gain extra force is deemed an infringement. At the strongman competition held in Botswana 2017, one of the events was the ‘Viking Press,’ where competitors lift a heavy load above their heads. The controversy between the two old friends began in 2017. The two heavyweights were friends and colleagues, both competing for the title of the ‘world’s strongest man.’ Eddie Hall won the title in 2017, and Hafþór Björnsson in 2018, by which time Eddie had retired from competition. The two strongmen will settle their personal differences this Saturday. You can watch the full fight between Björnsson and Hall here.Two friends turned rivals will meet for what has been dubbed ‘the heaviest boxing match in history.’ At the recent weigh-ins Thor reached a weight of 152kg, while Eddie will enter the ring at 142.2kg. ![]() I’m sure Game of Thrones will go on his demo reel. I would love to, at some point in my life at least, focus fully on acting and giving my full attention to it, like I gave strongman, like I’m giving boxing right now. At some point in my career, I would like to be a full-time actor, if possible, if the opportunities are there. “I’m also open to moving more into acting, which has been hard for me to do because of strongman and obviously boxing,” Björnsson told The Sun. “While competing in strongman, I did Game of Thrones and did some other jobs but it was always a huge challenge for me. Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson wants to pursue acting full timeījörnsson has had quite a career: actor, strongman, boxer. Apparently the crowd was on Hall’s side, perhaps because they hadn’t seen Game of Thrones…or maybe they did and still haven’t forgiven the Mountain for popping Oberyn Martell’s head. But in the end, Björnsson emerged victorious and the fighters bumped fists. But it built hype for the match, which Björnsson won.Īccording to Men’s Health, it was a pretty even match with both fighters giving as good as they got. All in all, the fighters were trash-talking each other for upwards of two years to this day, I don’t know if that was genuine or put on for show. The match was supposed to happen a while back, but COVID delayed things. That led to their fight being dubbed the World’s Heaviest Boxing Match. Over the weekend, Game of Thronesstar Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Gregor “the Mountain” Clegane) fought former strongman Eddie Hall in an exhibition boxing match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Björnsson is a former strongman himself, and both combatants weighed in at over 300 pounds. ![]()
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