Former world’s strongest man, Eddie Hall, made a dramatic return to combat sports with a unique and intense victory against two opponents in a single fight at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall.

Standing at 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 23.

5 stone, Hall faced off against social media stars, the Neffati Brothers, in an MMA fight organized by the World Freak Fight League.

This event marked the 36-year-old's comeback to combat sports after his defeat to strongman rival Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson in a boxing match two years ago.

Hall, originally from Staffordshire, went up against Jamil and Jamel Neffati, who boast 19 million followers on TikTok.

The Polish-born brothers were significantly lighter than their massive opponent – Hall weighed in at 26.

2 stone, while the brothers’ combined weight was only 20.

7 stone.

The fight began slowly, with the first two rounds seeing little action as the brothers avoided engagement and Hall struggled to catch them.

However, in the third round, the brothers decided to attack, which led to Hall picking up one of them and slamming him to the ground.

The fight was temporarily halted to check on the downed Neffati brother, who was then carried out of the cage before the fight resumed.

Hall then took down the other brother, and after a ground strike, the referee stopped the fight and declared Hall the winner.

Other notable bouts of the evening included Ed Sheeran lookalike Ty Jones, also known as ‘Sheeranator’, facing off against Stormzy lookalike Papa Snow.

Ben Hatchett and Megan Olivia competed against Whitney and Joel Ainscough in a couple's fight, while Salim Chiboub and Radoslaw Wolan also fought.

In the ‘No Time Limit’ category, Kamil Jagielski went up against Myles Raksu, the ‘OG Freak Fight’ saw Jakub Szymanski battle Tadeas Vesely, and the ‘Mixed Rules’ match featured pro boxer Jack Fay versus MMA pro Chris Fishgold.

Before the event, Blackburn councillor Zamir Khan expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “I think it’s great.

I’d love to see more of these events come to Blackburn.

I remember when I was a kid, I went to watch Giant Haystacks fight Big Daddy, so it’s nice to have something to bring back these events with national coverage.

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