Things are really heating up ahead of Hafthor âThorâ Bjornsson and Eddie Hallâs big fight at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on Saturday.The bout, which is being dubbed the âHeaviest Fight in Historyâ, will see the former Worldâs Strongest Men finally get the opportunity to settle their long-running dispute at the 5,000 capacity arena.The blue touch paper was well and truly lit over the weekend when the pair came face-to-face at a gym, where they swore and spat at each other before being separated by concerned onlookers. Hall then stoked the fire further by commenting on his opponentâs 60kg weight loss, saying he looks âillâ and âskinnyâ during an interview with Muscle and Health. Then the two clashed during an expletive-ridden encounter on iFL TV.Hosted by Kugan Cassius, the fifteen minute interview begins in explosive fashion as the two argue over the 2017 World's Strongest Man cheating scandal during the introductions.Addressing last weekendâs spat, Hall says: âI was asked to go in and stir some sh*t up, which I did. Thor said to the promoter if I touch him heâs gonna rip my head off. "But he got in my face and touched me. At the end of the day, boxing in the ring is one thing, but if youâre gonna get in my face on the street, thatâs a different matter.â
Thor then claps back, saying: âWait a minute, didnât you come to my gym?â
After a fight almost breaks out in the studio, Hall says: âI donât give a f*ck about the money. I donât care. The money can go in the bin. I wanna smash your face in.â He then proposes that the loser of Saturdayâs fight donates £1 million to charity.
Speaking about the role 2017 will play in their clash, Hall then says: âThatâs what itâs all about to me. He smeared my win, never apologised and Iâm here to correct it.â
Thor responds by saying: âTo me itâs just like personal, you know. Heâs been talking sh*t this whole time; heâs been crying since 2017. Itâs literally been five years ago and he canât forget it, he cannot move on.â
The conversation then circles back to 2017, as Thor labels it Hallâs âonly winâ, prompting the Brit to claim, âYou only won Worldâs Strongest Man because I retired,â to which Thor asks, âOh really? What else have you won, Eddie?â
Check out the full interview for more.