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Behold the 333-pound man who dwarfs ‘World’s Strongest Man’ Mariusz Pudzianowski ahead of KSW 59

Yes, Mariusz Pudzianowski is giving up 68 pounds at KSW 59.

Well, you have to see it to believe it, but there’s a human being out there who absolutely dwarfs “The World’s Strongest Man.”

Senegal’s [autotag]Serigne Ousmane[/autotag] towers over [autotag]Mariusz Pudzianowski[/autotag], former strongman competitor and now MMA heavyweight, ahead of their clash in the headlining slot of Saturday’s KSW 59 event in Poland.

Friday, they weighed in. Pudzianowski (13-7) came in at 265 pounds, while Ousmane (2-0) registered a ridiculous 333 pounds. Ousmane outweighs Pudzianowski by 68 pounds – or half a bantamweight fighter, to put things into perspective.

Shortly after weighing-in, the two fighters faced off in a must see staredown.

Pudzianowski looks to follow up on his TKO win over Erko Jun in November 2019, which snapped a two-fight skid. The 44-year-old is considered one of the greatest strongmen in the history of the sport, winning five “World’s Strongest Man” titles.

Ousmane is fighting as a pro for the third time. “Bombardier,” a standout wrestler in his home country of Senegal, has back-to-back wins to open his MMA career.

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Mariusz Pudzianowski returns to MMA for first time since 2019 at KSW 59

43-year-old Mariusz Pudzianowski will return to competition for the first time in 16 months at KSW 59 in March.

[autotag]Mariusz Pudzianowski[/autotag]’s fighting career is not over yet.

Pudzianowski (13-7), who gained fame by winning the World’s Strongest Man competition in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008 before transitioning to MMA, is set to make his return to the cage as KSW 59 on March 20.

The promotion announced Pudzianowski’s return during Saturday’s KSW 58 broadcast, but did not reveal an opponent for the 43-year-old Polish strongman (via Twitter):

Pudzianowski has not competed since November 2019, when he earned a second-round TKO victory over Erko Jun to snap a two-fight losing skid.

Also announced for KSW 59, which does not have an official location or venue, was the return of bantamweight champion [autotag]Antun Racic[/autotag] (25-8-1), who will attempt to make a second consecutive defense of his KSW title.