Tom Aspinall believes Eddie Hall should stick to “spectacle” fights.
The former World's Strongest Man winner scored a stunning knockout victory over TikTok stars the Nefatie brothers in a 2-on-1 handicap match in June and is now looking to resume his mixed martial arts career.
Hall is currently in negotiations to face Mariusz Pudzanowski, a mixed martial artist with 27 fights (17 wins, 9 losses, 0 draws) who has won the World's Strongest Man title five times and made a name for himself in Poland's KSW.
Considering Hall's size, having weighed in at 360 pounds in his last fight, it's sure to be a tough night for the lower-level MMA pro.
But Aspinall doesn't expect he'll achieve much more than that.
“Well, Eddie's never going to be an actual good-level MMA fighter,” the interim UFC heavyweight champion said in an interview with talkSPORT.
Aspinall, who will face Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in July, has experience inside the cage against the likes of Andrei Arlovski, Alexander Volkov and Sergey Pavlovich and knows what it takes to take on a seasoned fighter.
“Firstly, he's in his mid-30s and, although he's been doing strongman his whole life, he's just the wrong size and build to be at a good level,” he added of Hall.
“Eddie's not going to fight someone who's 3-0 and a favorite or a contender.
“He's always going to be up against someone who's a little on the quirky side.
“Even Pudzianovskiy has a lot of MMA experience, but he's not a really good MMA fighter yet.”
Pudzianowski may have the advantage in terms of experience, but Aspinall, who has trained with Hall in the past, believes his friend has the power to turn the tables.
“I'll definitely be watching the fight and I think Eddie can win,” Aspinall added.
“I’ve watched Pudzianowski quite a bit and don’t rate him very highly, so I think that’s interesting.
“What if we had Eddie fight one guy instead of two and then have him fight Pudzianowski?”
Pudzianovskiy made his MMA debut in 2009, shortly after retiring from strongman competition.
He has competed throughout his career in Poland's top promotion, KSW, where he has hovered around the top 10 rankings for the majority of his time there.
It's fair to say that at 47, Pudzanowski is fading as a fighter, as was evident in his last bout, when he was knocked out by Polish boxing star and MMA novice Artur Szpilka.
Pudzianovski probably only has a couple more fights left, and a matchup with Hall would make the most financial sense.
