Strong Man Pudzianowski Destroys Butterbean at KSW

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known as KSW (go ahead—I dare you to say the full name three times, as fast as you can), is considered by many to be the best mixed martial arts organization in Poland.
To be fair, I honestly don’t know enou…

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known as KSW (go ahead—I dare you to say the full name three times, as fast as you can), is considered by many to be the best mixed martial arts organization in Poland.
To be fair, I honestly don’t know enough about the MMA scene over in Poland to even know if […]

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Strong Man Pudzianowski Destroys Butterbean at KSW

Mariusz Pudzianowski TKOs Butterbean at KSW 14

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Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski beat up the 450-pound former boxer Eric “Butterbean” Esch Saturday in a freak show fight in Poland’s KSW mixed martial arts organization.

Pudzianowski went for a takedown…

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Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski beat up the 450-pound former boxer Eric “Butterbean” Esch Saturday in a freak show fight in Poland’s KSW mixed martial arts organization.

Pudzianowski went for a takedown early in the first round and got Butterbean on his back, and from there he went straight into side control and just landed punches to Butterbean’s enormous head until the referee stopped the fight. Butterbean looked like a fish out of water — or a beached whale — and really looked like he didn’t feel like fighting at all.

Twitter Mailbag: Shogun’s Layoff, Daley’s Impact in Strikeforce, and More

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceIn this installment of the Twitter mailbag we comb through questions on what Paul Daley’s future with Strikeforce will look like, whether a change to fighter contracts instead of MMA rules is the solution to cutting down on…

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In this installment of the Twitter mailbag we comb through questions on what Paul Daley‘s future with Strikeforce will look like, whether a change to fighter contracts instead of MMA rules is the solution to cutting down on boring fights, and of course at least one Butterbean query makes it in there too. It is Friday, after all.

If you have a question of your own for a future mailbag column, hit me up @BenFowlkesMMA. Until then, let’s all revel in the wonderfully inquisitive nature of some of my other Twitter friends. Who’s first?

@johnkwon89 what’s your thought on Shogun’s long lay off. He looks pretty fat now. Do you think he’ll deal well with five round return?

Mariusz Pudzianowski to Fight Butterbean at KSW 14

Filed under: NewsWhat seemed like simply a publicity stunt has evolved into a main event fight between Eric “Butterbean” Esch and “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 14 on Sept. 18 in Poland.

KSW announced Tuesday the headlining bout a…

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What seemed like simply a publicity stunt has evolved into a main event fight between Eric “Butterbean” Esch and “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 14 on Sept. 18 in Poland.

KSW announced Tuesday the headlining bout as well as the inclusion of UFC veteran Per Eklund, undefeated newcomer Michal Mankiewicz, Sengoku 13 competitor Kazuki Tokudome and M-1 Challenger veteran Niko Puhakka into the promotion’s upcoming lightweight tournament, joining the previously announced participants Artur Sowinski and Maciej Gorski.

Everyone Put on Your Surprised Faces; Pudzianowski-Butterbean Fight Set for KSW 14 on September 18

(Much like their varied training regimens, both men have decidedly different pre-fight diets that they follow)
Well, we can’t say we didn’t see this one coming.
Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) announced today that Mariusz "The Worl…


(Much like their varied training regimens, both men have decidedly different pre-fight diets that they follow)

Well, we can’t say we didn’t see this one coming.

Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) announced today that Mariusz "The World’s Strongest Man" Pudzianowski will square off with Eric "Butterbean" Esch September 18 at KSW 14.

Although it wasn’t rocket science to disseminate the press release sent out by Esch’s Moosin promotion in which Butterbean hurled James Toney-esque insults like "he hits like a girl" at Pudzianowski. It appears the release, although not in any way newsworthy on its own, was simply an attempt at building a grudge match for the KSW card.

I’m going to go all in and bet that KSW will be lending Moosin some of its fighters for their next show in Chicago, especially since the promotion has said that they are targeting markets that heavily are populated by Polish descendants. 

Also on the card is a lightweight tournament featuring six fighters, including Swedish-born UFC veteran Per Eklund and Finnish white trash supremacist Nikko Puhakka.

Butterbean Says He’s ‘Just Being Honest’ About Pudzianowski’s Fighting Skills

Filed under: NewsIt’s tough to know what to make of Moosin. Earlier this week, the upstart MMA organization was eyeing a bout between “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski and former internet brawler Kimbo Slice for their fall event. Then the ve…

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It’s tough to know what to make of Moosin. Earlier this week, the upstart MMA organization was eyeing a bout between “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski and former internet brawler Kimbo Slice for their fall event. Then the very next day the company sent out a press release wherein the “face” of the company, Eric “Butterbean” Esch, harshly criticized the Polish strongman’s fighting abilities.

“I know he allegedly broke his foot in the fight against [Tim] Sylvia,” Butterbean is quoted as saying about Pudzianowski, “but he didn’t show anything before he quit.”

It only gets more out of hand from there, as Esch insists that Pudzianowski punches “like a girl,” and says he needs to prove himself before he gets another big fight with Moosin.

Fun stuff for a press release, but what gives? Is any of this for real, or are Moosin and Butterbean working an angle? To find out, I called up the Bean himself to try and get some straight answers.