Two of the world’s strongest males collided in a spectacle that was much less chess match, extra demolition derby. Eddie Corridor, 2017 World’s Strongest Man and British media persona, made his official MMA debut towards Poland’s Mariusz Pudzianowski, himself a five-time World’s Strongest Man and a seasoned MMA veteran with practically three a long time of fight expertise.
Eddie Corridor Steamrolls Mariusz Pudzianowski in MMA Debut
The bout, staged at KSW 105 in Gliwice, Poland, was billed because the “World’s Strongest Battle,” pitting Eddie Corridor’s uncooked energy and youth towards Pudzianowski’s hard-earned cage savvy, but in addition uncooked energy. Eddie Corridor tipped the scales at a hefty 334 kilos, confronted a 67-pound weight benefit over the 48-year-old Pudzianowski, who entered with a 17-9-1 MMA file.
Regardless of the Polish legend’s expertise, the combat was over virtually as quickly because it started. Eddie Corridor stormed out, landed a pointy jab, then a left hook-“tremendous short-just throws him over,” as he put it. Pudzianowski shot for a takedown, however Corridor shrugged him off, despatched him to the mat, and unleashed a barrage of hammer fists. “5, six, seven… seventeen pictures whereas he’s on the ground. That’s insane,” Corridor recounted, nonetheless sounding stunned at his personal handiwork.
The referee stepped in after simply 30 seconds, awarding Corridor a TKO victory. The aftermath, although, was not with out controversy. Pudzianowski protested, claiming he’d been completed by unlawful pictures to the again of the top, a cost Corridor didn’t dodge. “There’s been loads of speak of back-of-the-head pictures. I apologize for that. It’s simply a type of issues. If somebody exhibits you the again of the top as you’re throwing fists, you’re going to hit it. It’s actually my very first MMA combat. My adrenaline was via the roof,” Corridor admitted, including, “I wouldn’t need it accomplished to me… however these items occur. It was an accident.”
For Corridor, the win was a 12 months within the making, the product of relentless coaching. “We simply labored very, very laborious for this combat. It’s been just about a 12 months within the making,” he mentioned. Corridor emphasised the significance of setting the tone early: “Whoever throws that first jab units the tempo for the combat, for my part.” He additionally credited his pace and energy, which, he insists, are sometimes underestimated, “Individuals don’t appear to assume I’m quick. I’m quick… each single individual’s like, ‘[Expletive], man, you’ve received fast palms.’”
Regardless of the dominant win, Eddie Corridor was fast to acknowledge the mountain he’d simply climbed. “I’ve had zero fights and I used to be combating towards someone- this was his twenty seventh MMA combat, skilled MMA combat. Every thing, I imply completely every thing, was in Mariusz’s favor.” He additionally revealed that the referee was reportedly a pal of Pudzianowski, underscoring the chances he felt he confronted.
As for what’s subsequent, Corridor isn’t chasing titles or rankings. “What excites me is the combat recreation. I simply love combating… What pursuits me is having enjoyable and doing stuff that builds my companies, builds my profile.” He’s open to a rematch, with shorter rounds, this time. “He known as the pictures final time, I name the pictures this time.”
