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Mariusz Pudzianowski’s MMA experiment is still going strong 16 years after his debut.
The 48-year-old was crowned ‘World’s Strongest Man’ five times before transitioning to MMA in 2009.
Mariusz Pudzianowski picked up a high-profle win over Butterbean at the start of his new career.
The Polish fan favorite also has a knockout victory over Bobb Sapp on his 27-fight record, but the most vicious win in MMA came at KSW 70 in May 2022.
Watch World’s Strongest Man’s greatest KO
Pudzianowski proved age is just a number when he went on a five-fight win streak at 45 years old.
‘Dominator’ capped off his incredible run by brutally knocking out Michał Materla.
Just 107 seconds was all Pudzianowski needed to put Materla out cold for several minutes.
An uppercut from hell sent the 31-9 fighter flying before an unnecessary follow-up punch nailed him to the floor.
Wild celebrations quickly evolved into widespread concern when Materla failed to get back to his feet.
Thankfully, he eventually walked out the cage and made a full recovery after clashing with Pudzianowski.
What’s next for Mariusz Pudzianowski?
The former strongman hasn’t fought since suffering a shock loss in June 2023.
Pudzianowski was stopped by a former heavyweight boxer, Artur Szpilka, who is famous for suffering a bad knockout loss against Deontay Wilder in 2016.
It was recently announced that Pudzianowski will return to the cage for a fight with fellow ‘World’s Strongest Man’, Eddie Hall, who will make his MMA debut at KSW 105, which takes place at the Prezero Arena in Gliwice, Poland, on April 26.
Hall originally called to face Pudzianowski after winning a bizarre 2vs1 fight last June.
Now he’s training with UFC champion Tom Aspinall for a very serious step up in opposition.