Retired strongman Eddie Hall, who captured the 2017 World’s Strongest Man title before transitioning to combat sports, is (still) in talks to fight former Bellator MMA welterweight, Dillon Danis. If all goes
according to plan, the bout could take place in late spring or early summer.
No word yet on which promotion will host the freak show fight.
“I’m in talks at the minute with a few federations about fighting Dillon Danis, who is world-renowned,” Hall told Rob Moore. “I think he’s won some big titles in jiu-jitsu. He’s quite a badass. He’s had a lot of fights, and obviously, you’ve seen him fight on Misfits. He’s a bit of a ‘love him or hate him’ character. Dillon Danis, all being well, hopefully, we get some contracts signed and off we go.”
Hall outweighs Danis by nearly 200 pounds.
“At face value, it looks very unfair because he weighs 80kg and I weigh 165kg,” Hall continued. “Hear me out, though: From what I gather, he walks around close to 100kg, and as part of the stipulation, I’ve got to come down to under 300 pounds, which is 135kg. So, come the fight, there will only be around 35kg difference.”
That might not be enough to secure the win, judging by this video.
“By the time you’ve factored in the weight loss, his weight gain, the round time; obviously, everything is going to be in his favor,” Hall said. “It’s gonna be five minute rounds. I have to give him every advantage because I’ve got the biggest advantage, which is size and strength. I haven’t weighed 300 pounds since I was 21. I honestly don’t know [how to lose the weight]. If we are to get the deal done by February, it gives me just over three months.”
Let’s just hope Danis is medically cleared to compete by then.
