Summermania – The World Championship II
All the photos from Summermania – World Championship II, Southampton, Sunday June 3rd 2018.
Summermania- Ultimate Strongman World Championship II Results
Martins Licis was crowned the Ultimate Strongman World Champion by defeating 11 of the strongest men on the planet. This event was hugely supported by strongman fans from all over the UK. The weather was a scorching 30 degrees which made it very difficult for all competitors. However, this made the crowd cheer more and... Read More
World’s Strongest Man 2018
One of the greatest of all strongman competitions gets under in the Philippines in just a few hours time. In a special edition of “The Daddy Talks’ Glenn Ross gives his predictions for this weekends opening rounds. http://ow.ly/GTkr30jIGOH. Click on the link to read this now!
The State of the Nation
With the last of the regional qualifiers for this year’s UK’s Strongest Man competition coming up this weekend, I’ve got to say I’m a very proud man at this moment, looking on at how much Ultimate Strongman has done to broaden the sport. I feel immensely privileged to still be at the very heart of... Read More
Pa O’Dwyer crowned Ireland’s Strongest Man 2018
With crowds running into the thousands and perfect weather gracing Bangor, County Down, Pa O’Dwyer saw off all challengers to take a third Ireland’s Strongest Man title and the Republic of Ireland Strongest Man title. Showing that, once again, all-round consistency is the way to the title, O’Dwyer took wins in the Log For Maximum... Read More
Nick Hadge (United States)
Nick exploded into the Strongman scene with the influence of his brother Zak. Nick has never looked back and won the Ultimate Strongman U23 World Championship 2016 and performed well in the first ever Ultimate Strongman Summermania. The future is bright for Nick as he prepares for his next upcoming show which is the Ultimate... Read More
Strong Men & Stag Do’s
Unusual Stag Parties OK so we’re used to talking about strong men, it’s what we know about, we’re the experts. And we’ve noticed a lot of stag and hen do parties having a raucous time at many of our Summer events. When it comes to strong contenders for unusual stag parties and advice for best men,... Read More
Richard Bessant (Wales)
Richard Bessant has been one of Wales’ Strongest competitors and has represented his country in the UK’s Strongest Man final in 2016. This year he will be aiming to make the second day or the final of the toughest competition on earth with a gruelling 13 events. Richard was always considered strong and was approached... Read More
Gavin Bilton (Wales)
Gavin Bilton exploded Onto the strongman scene by placing 2nd in Wales’ Strongest Man 2018 in March, a result which booked him a place in the UK’s Strongest Man 2018 Final. Standing at a massive 6ft 6 inches Gavin has strong shoulders and is quick on his feet. He is one to watch in the... Read More
Mikhail Shivlyakov (Russia)
The Russian “Siberian Force” Mikhail Shivlyakov has improved massively as a competitor in the strongman circuit over the last 5 years. At 6ft 1 tall and 155Kg, he is an impressive character with his marine hat. He is known for his big deadlifts and in 2013 winning the Arnold Amateur Strongman. In the Arnold Classic he... Read More
Ben Brunning (Wales)
Ben Brunning has dominated the Welsh Strongman circuit for the past two years – winning his second Wales Strongest Man in March 2018. This impressive win gained him qualification to the UK’s Strongest Man Finals where he will face the best in the UK with the likes of Laurence Shahlaei and Tom Stoltman firm favourites.... Read More
Konstantine Janashia (Georgia)
The Georgian Bull” Konstantine Janashia has shot on to the world stage in the last 2 years. At 6ft 5in tall and 155Kg, he is an impressive character, andis known for his huge trapsSo far he has won the European Arnold Classic in 2013 and hasn’t stopped since. A regular at Ultimate Strongman events, ... Read More
Martins Licis (Latvia)
Martins Licis is one of the hottest prospects in the sport, and has already shown his talent by winning the very first Ultimate Strongman Summermania in Southampton in 2017. “The Dragon” grew up in Latvia before moving to the US, where strongman legend Odd haugen took him under his wing. In 2015 he placed 1st... Read More
Pa O’Dwyer (Ireland)
Pa O’wyer has dominated the Irish Strongman circuit for the past two years by winning consecutive Ireland Strongest Man titles. Winning this contest allowed Pa to compete against the best in the UK with the likes of Laurence Shahlaei and Tom Stoltman. He used this as motivated to take on these giants of the sport... Read More