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Web Release
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Web Release
Brace for Impact: Slap Fighting Championship Returns to Dubai for a Bone-Rattling Showdown at The Space
Get ready for the most electrifying event of the summer! The Slap Fighting Championship slams back into Dubai on Friday, July 26th at 6:30 PM at the iconic The Space Events and Sports Venue in Dubai Investment Park —the same arena that made history as the first in Dubai to host the sport's explosive debut. Presented by none other than Eddie Hall, World's Strongest Man turned slap-fighting sensation, the night promises nothing less than unfiltered adrenaline, thunderous face-offs, and knockout drama that will leave fans on the edge of their seats. This isn't just a competition—it's a test of will, power, and sheer grit. With 32 fearless fighters from 6 different countries stepping into the spotlight for 16 high-voltage bouts, this championship is set to raise the bar and send shockwaves through the global combat sports scene. From the echoing slaps that shake the arena to the roaring cheers of the crowd, this is more than an event—it's a visceral experience. Fans will feel every hit, every stare-down, and every eruption of victory as fighters battle for dominance under the bright lights of Dubai's most thrilling venue. The energy will be electric. The hits, unforgettable. The stakes? Higher than ever.. The Space, Dubai's game-changing venue, made history by bringing slap fighting to the city—and now it's raising the stakes even higher. With next-level production, international athletes, and the kind of energy only Dubai can deliver, this is the summer's unmissable sporting phenomenon. Catch the action live by securing your seat now through Virgin Megastore, or tune in from anywhere in the world via the official YouTube livestream. Whether you're ringside or online, this is one fight night you do not want to miss. Slap for glory. Slap for history. Witness greatness. Eddie Hall presents Slap Fighting Championship Get ready for an explosive night of raw power and intensity, brought to you by none other than Eddie Hall, World's Strongest Man and combat sports powerhouse. The Event: Slap Fighting Championship Venue: The Space Events & Sport – Dubai Investment Park Date: 26th July 2025 Doors open: 6pm Tickets available on: Tickets Price: General AED 190; Platinum: AED 600 ; VIP Table: AED 10,000 #SlapFightingDXB #TheSpaceDubai #EddieHallLive #FightNightUnleashed #SlapForGlory
Daily Mail
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chip off the old block! Eddie Hall's 13-year-old son destined to emulate his bodybuilding father as youngster shows off incredible gym routine - and he can already lift Tyson Fury's weight!
The majority of 13-year-olds are focused on evading homework, guzzling sweets from the tuck shop, and doomscrolling on social media for as long as their brains can take. It's a time in your life when you have absolutely no responsibility; pure bliss. Well, that's unless you are the son of the former world's strongest man. Instead of getting gripped by the endless one-minute videos on TikTok, the eldest of Eddie Hall's children spends his time in the gym as he looks to emulate his father's success. Eight years ago, the Briton was the biggest and brawniest on the planet and could deadlift the equivalent of a large adult horse. That's 500kg, just in case you weren't sure. It was a world record at the time, one that seemed unbreakable to most. However, it has since been topped by Hall's good rival Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, who lifted 501kg back in 2020. The 2017 strongman champ never got the chance to wrestle the record back, seeing as he retired from competition after his monumental triumph. However, it seems the baton has already been passed to his teenage son Maximus, who can already deadlift more than the majority of adults. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐄𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭™️ (@eddiehallwsm) One day before Max's 13th birthday, Hall shared a video of deadlifting a massive personal best. The youngster impressively hauled up a mammoth 150kg, which Hall has called an 'unofficial world record' for a 12-year-old. That is 23kg more than heavyweight icon Tyson Fury weighed before his second fight with Oleksandr Usyk. It's quite a breathtaking weight for someone of Max's age to be lifting, it's already 30 per cent of the 500kg that his father managed to haul up back in 2016. Under the video on Instagram, Hall wrote: 'I'm so proud of max, he's been lifting weights for nearly three years now and he has become what I believe to be a prime example of what a human being should be… hard working, consistent, kind, funny, caring, well mannered, polite, and above all STRONG!!!' The craziest thing about it all? Max didn't even know what he was lifting; the weights were covered with bin bags because he wasn't feeling his strongest on the day. He told his father to 'stick whatever you want on and I'll pull it'. And that's what he did, before discovering just how much he pulled up to his hips when Hall ripped the bin bags off. Maximus can also lift 30kg dumbells on each arm in chesspress, which is a weight only many men and women can dream of shifting into the air. It's clear that the 13-year-old is following in his father's footsteps when it comes to lifting heavy weights, but when you compare the pair of them at that age, it's actually rather hard to see the resemblance. Eddie Hall previously held the world record for a deadlift of 500kg and won World's Strongest Man back in 2017 before retiring to become a bodybuilder Last month, Hall shared a picture of himself at the same age his son Maximus has just turned. It's fair to say, fans were left rather stunned by the picture. The image shows the young strongman, who now plies his trade as both a bodybuilder and a boxer, standing shirtless near a beach wearing nothing but shorts, trainers, and a ring piercing on his left nipple. Hall was a national-level swimmer at the time, cut a muscular but trimmer figure to the powerfully sculpted 'Beast' we know these days. However, he still looks more like a 25-year-old ready to take on Hyrox, than a teenager just a couple of years into secondary school. Last year, he shared a photo of himself, apparently at 16, looking like a fully-fledged movie villain, packing muscles most men could only dream of. Bane from Batman's The Dark Knight Rises incarnated. His son Max doesn't appear to have taken up one of his father's more recent hobbies, though. We are yet to see him don a pair of MMA gloves, but maybe he will save that for after he has broken the deadlift world record in a decade. Last year, the 37-year-old ventured into the realm of mixed martial arts in a rather bizarre fashion when he participated in a unique two-on-one fight in the World Freak Fight League. Hall took on TikTok superstars Jamil and Jamel Neffati – also known as The Neffati Brothers - and massively outweighed his two opponents. Both were comfortably half the size of the strongman. The Polish duo came into the fight at 20.7 stone combined, against Hall's massive 26.2 stone advantage. Can you guess what happened? I imagine so. His superior strength and weight advantage obviously pulled through, as Hall won the fight with a brutal knockout of his opponents in the chaotic third round. 'Yeah, the 2v1 came around, very weirdly,' Hall told Mail Sport. 'I was just training for a big fight that got canceled, and then there was a 2v1 fight landing on my lap. 'And I thought, you know what? Sod it. Let's go for a bit of a risk. But because of the size difference, I took it on. So it went very well.' Maximus, I'm sure, will always feel protected, too. A video recently circulated of his father, Eddie, chasing down a moving car after becoming involved in a furious row with motorists who allegedly created a disturbance outside his Staffordshire home. Hall can be seen swearing at the driver of a blue BMW and threatening, 'I'll twist your f***ing head off' as the car pulls away following the altercation. The footage depicts the final moments of a dispute that began off camera before escalating, with Hall claiming his children had earlier been upset by the honking of car horns outside his property. 'This video has been going viral across the internet painting me as a bad guy who smashes cars up, threatens people and upsets kids,' Hall posted on X. 'Well the truth is now Live on my YouTube channel so please look at both sides of the story before judging! '3 blacked out cars circled my kids home last night at 9pm revving engines, beeping horns, looking into the property and wouldn't leave when asked to do so... things escalated and here you're seeing the last 30 seconds of a total of an 18 minute harassment of my kids peaceful place of sanctuary.' At the backend of the video, as the two cars pulled away, Hall gave chase and a young child was heard crying in the back seat of the second car. 'Hey, get out, get out you f**ing p***k,' Hall is heard screaming. 'I'll f***ing rip your head, I'll twist your f***ng head off. All of you get out, I'll rip your f***ing head off.' He continued on his YouTube channel: 'I am just telling him to leave. I don't want to hear anything he has to say. You have been asked to leave politely, been asked to leave with a bit of a grunt, just f*** off. He added: 'The last bit of the interaction looks really bad. But when you get the context you will understand. I am telling this guy to f*** off, you are scaring my kids. He then says something like he wants a picture with his kids, I said I don't care. You want me to respect your children's emotions, what about my kids' emotions? 'He then starts creeping away, and he looks at me and says "I'm going to knock you the f*** out". Of course, after an 18-minute interaction, you see red. I am protecting my kids, so I blow up. 'I could see the guy was filming me so I ran towards the car to grab his phone and throw it in a bush or something. I might have clipped the side of the door with my hand. I didn't manage to get a hold of the guy at all - unfortunately.'
The Citizen
10-07-2025
- The Citizen
Guesthouse owner shot in attempted robbery
An attempted murder at a local guesthouse in eMalahleni took a violent turn when men posing as potential guests opened fire on the owner, then fled the scene without taking any possessions. According to the police, the attack occurred around 18:20 on July 6 when the owner noticed a white Toyota Hilux, without a visible registration plate, enter the property. A man exited the vehicle and entered the premises, requesting accommodation for four individuals. The owner informed him that rooms were available but noted that due to a power outage, the speed point was not operating. The visitor claimed he would leave briefly to withdraw cash. 'After explaining to the men that the card machine was not working, they responded to me, saying that they would be back in 30 minutes. Two minutes after they left, they came back and entered my premises with firearms. They shot me in the right leg and left with nothing,' said the owner of the local guesthouse, traumatised. The trio fled the scene in the same white Toyota Hilux, leaving behind a wounded victim and taking no property. Captain Eddie Hall, spokesperson of SAPS Witbank, shared the following tips: 'Comply, remain calm, and do not argue with crime perpetrators. Do not make sudden gestures. Avoid eye contact, but try to remember how the perpetrator looks by identifying and remembering special features. Try to get away safely from the area as quickly as possible. Do not be a hero, your life is worth more than anything else.' Breaking news at your fingertips … Follow WITBANK NEWS on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok Chat to us: [email protected] At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Eddie Hall shares throwback photo as fans refuse to believe he's 11
Former world's strongest man Eddie Hall has left fans floored after sharing a throwback photo of himself as a young boy. The Beast posted the surprising picture he had dug up on his social media. Eddie, from Clayton, weighed a staggering 195kg (31 stone) during his Strongman days. And the 6ft 2in has seemingly always been a man mountain. In an old snap posted on Facebook, he is stood topless, flexing his arm muscles, while sporting a pair of round sunglasses. He captioned the photo: "11 years old looking like Bronson." READ MORE: Driver dies in Royal Stoke after hitting tree READ MORE: Live updates as air ambulance lands at Stoke-on-Trent beauty spot The picture was shared just days after he uploaded another topless picture with a chain around his neck, a pierced nipple and cream trousers on. He captioned the image: "13-years-old and on the doors." The throwback photos have wowed fans and many refuse to believe his age. One said: "Damn, I was like 3 foot nothing and built like a noodle at the same age." Another joked: "Seriously 11 years old. Are you joking? Someone must have eaten all their green giant beans." A third commented: "Insane body at 11." Eddie was previously a competitive swimmer who competed in the UK Nationals when he was a youngster - even setting a British record for his age group in the pool. At his peak he won the prestigious World's Strongest Man competition in 2017 in Botswana and set a world record by completing a 500kg deadlift. The legend has gone into fighting in recent years and scored a knockout victory in 30 seconds over Mariusz Puzianowski in his first MMA bout earlier this year. Get daily headlines and breaking news emailed to you - it's FREE
The Citizen
07-07-2025
- The Citizen
Twelve sheep vanish without a trace
A local livestock owner was left stunned after discovering that twelve of his sheep had gone missing without any sign of forced entry or suspicious activity. According to the police, the victim visited the property in Kromdraai on June 26 at around 12:00, finding everything in order. However, upon returning on June 27 at approximately 18:00, he discovered that a dozen sheep were missing. There were no signs of broken fences, open gates, or tampering, and no neighbors or witnesses saw or heard anything unusual. Captain Eddie Hall, spokesperson of SAPS Witbank, warns the public, 'Maintain secure fences and gates, regularly count livestock, mark animals with registered identification, and report suspicious activity immediately.' Breaking news at your fingertips … Follow WITBANK NEWS on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok Chat to us: [email protected] At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
