Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson are set to finally put their ongoing rivalry to bed this weekend as they face off in their first professional boxing match in Dubai.

The bout was originally meant to take place in September, however Hall suffered a serious injury which forced him into postponing the fight date.

During sparring in late July, 'The Beast' detached his bicep after throwing what can only be described as a lazy jab, causing him to have surgery and miss week's of training.

Despite this, Hall worked tirelessly to recover from the injury and put himself in the best possible condition to claim a victory versus his arch rival, but it could be argued that Bjornsson will be heading into the ring with more experience.

The 6ft 7inch former strongman has had two exhibition and a semi-competitive fight with arm wrestler Devon Larratt to rely on.

The fight will be new to both fighters in a lot of ways however, with it scheduled at six two minute rounds, this will test their endurance especially in such a highly pressured situation.

Although it's much shorter than your traditional 12 round professional fight, both men have promised explosive knockouts, and therefore it should make them more likely to fulfil their promise in that sense.

Bjornsson believes he will stop Hall in the opening two rounds, saying: "I'm probably going to knock the fat guy out in round one or two. That's my prediction. But I'm ready to go to the end if that's the case."

Hall provided an equally confident verdict: "I'm coming in with the thought, 'I'm going to knock him out in one round', but I'm also going to be able to last six three-minute rounds if I need to."

Eddie Hall vs Hafthor Bjornsson rules

The pair will not be required to wear head-guards with the fight being sanctioned under professional rules, however they will wear 12oz gloves which provide slightly more padding than the typical 10oz gloves.

In terms of knockouts and knockdowns they will be scored as normal and both men will be permitted to do so if the opportunity arises of course.

In the event of a knockdown, the referee will begin his count to 10 and the fighter will have to prove they are able to continue within this time, otherwise the bout will be ruled in favour of the other contestant.

There will be three judges ringside to score the contest and can deduct points based on either fighter breaking any rules in the ring.

A final result will be announced according to the judges scorecards' with the winners hand raised following the sound of the final bell.