EDDIE HALL has lifted the lid on his incredible body transformation for his mixed martial arts debut.
The Brit man mountain will make his professional MMA bow on Saturday night in a titanic tussle with fellow World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 105.
KSWEddie Hall throws down with fellow World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 105[/caption]
INSTAGRAM@EDDIEHALWSMHall used to weigh a whopping 31 stone during the height of his strongman career[/caption]
INSTAGRAM@EDDIEHALWSMThe 37-year-old has gradually trimmed down over the years[/caption]
INSTAGRAM@EDDIEHALWSM‘The Beast’ is looking lean and mean ahead of his professional mixed martial arts debut[/caption]
Hall dipped his toes into the MMA waters last year with a freak show 2-vs-1 fight with the Neffati brothers, whom he scored a DOUBLE TKO victory over.
The 37-year-old tipped the scales at little over 26 STONE for the circus clash, which came three years after his boxing match with fellow strongman Hafthor Bjornsson.
On Friday morning, Hall weighed in at just shy of 24 stone, a weight he’s achieved by ditching carbs and adopting the highly popular Carnivore Diet.
He told Bloody Elbow: “I just eat nothing but meat, eggs and dairy on the carnivore diet for this fight prep.
“It’s been a pretty good diet, helped me to maintain all of my muscle mass and I’ve dropped body fat.
“My energy levels are through the roof, my endurance is insane so that’s pretty much been the diet.”
Hall used to weigh a whopping 31 STONE during his World’s Strongest Man days, a weight he achieved with a staggerng 12,000-calorie-a-day diet.
In recent years, he’s cut his daily intake to 10,000 calories, although he hasn’t reduced it ahead of his Polish punch-up with Pudzianowski.
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He said: “I’ve not restricted what I eat at all, I just eat meat, eggs and dairy and as much of it as I want. The body fat’s come off.
“When I started the prep I was 170kg and I’m down to 158kg.
“I might even lose a bit more and be strict, that would get me to fighting at around 155-156kg.
“I feel good and the main thing about it is that with my training, it’s not about the weight but how fit I am.
“Am I doing these four-minute rounds and being able to recover within 90 seconds to go again?
“At the minute, I can say yes. I’ve got no intention to lose too much weight because the cardio is there.”
Hall is a huge underdog going into the bout as he’s giving up nearly 16 years’ worth of MMA experience to KSW veteran Pudzianowski, who will put his cardiovascular capabilities to the test.
But in an interview with talkSPORT, Hall insisted: “I’ve been doing the four-minute rounds. I’m not gassing, I’m big, I’m strong.
KSWEddie Hall tipped the scales at just under 24 stone for his pro-MMA debut[/caption]
KSWMariusz Pudzianowski has vowed to take Hall into deep waters[/caption]
“I’ve never heard a fighter say, ‘I wish I was weaker for that fight’.
“So I’ve got no intention to lose weight, muscle mass or whatever.
“I can fight, I’ve got the lung capacity and I’m happy to go in at this weight.”
Pudzianowski plans to push Hall to his absolute limits, warning ‘The Beast’: “Eddie, you’re in for a lot of hard work.
“I’m not going to give up easily You know it well that I fight until the very end.
“You’re about to see what lack of oxygen means. This is not boxing, this is MMA.”
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