Next year will see Hafthor Bjornsson face his old nemesis Eddie Hall in their first MMA match. Bjornsson has been taking training seriously. Bjornsson previously uploaded footage of a sparring session including Bas Rutten and a roll vs a BJJ blackbelt who he impressively tapped.
It seems that the BJJ world has taken notice and Nicky Rodriguez responded to an Instagram post of Bjornsson’s. The post was captioned “Meet me in the playground if you want to have a showdown”, to which Rodriguez responded “We should have a grapple”
Whilst Bjornsson looked great in his sparring session, Nicky Rod is a completely different prospect. The ADCC silver medalist and Danaher Death Squad member is one of the sports most athletic and strong competitors out there. Combined with his wrestling background he could really show Bjornsson a few things about grappling. Whether The Black belt slayer vs The Mountain ever happens is unknown, but it would be a great bout for sure.
