Tom Hardy surprised attendees after turning up to a jiu-jitsu competition in the UK over the weekend, where he proceeded to win a gold medal.
Hardy, 45, reportedly “secretly arranged” to participate in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship at the Oakgrove School in Milton Keys, last Saturday (17 September).
Event sponsor Sean Rosborough told the Daily Mail that organisers knew about Hardy’s participation ahead of time, but decided to keep it under wraps because they didn’t want “masses of people turning up [and] distracting him” from the competition.
However, Hardy posed for photographs with fans afterwards, and “the mums were all over him”, Rosborough added.
The Venom actor faced Andy Leatherland, a 42-year-old sales manager and a jiu-jitsu blue belt (like Hardy), in the final round.
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Hardy, 45, reportedly “secretly arranged” to participate in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship at the Oakgrove School in Milton Keys, last Saturday (17 September).
Event sponsor Sean Rosborough told the Daily Mail that organisers knew about Hardy’s participation ahead of time, but decided to keep it under wraps because they didn’t want “masses of people turning up [and] distracting him” from the competition.
However, Hardy posed for photographs with fans afterwards, and “the mums were all over him”, Rosborough added.
The Venom actor faced Andy Leatherland, a 42-year-old sales manager and a jiu-jitsu blue belt (like Hardy), in the final round.
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- 9/22/2022
- by Maanya Sachdeva
- The Independent - Film
Actor Tom Hardy has gained a lot of traction on the Internet after it’s unveiled that he recently participated in a martial arts competition that he ultimately won.
The 45-year-old star entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, a competition held by Ultimate Martial Arts Championships at Oakgrove school in Milton Keynes, on September 17. Dressed in a blue gi, he competed under his real name Edward Hardy, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Tom won all his matches and walked away with a gold medal.
A spokesperson for the championships described him as a “really nice guy” who was a “real pleasure” to host at their tournament.
The spokesperson told The Guardian, “Everyone recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him. It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”
While Hardy was easily recognisable at the event,...
The 45-year-old star entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, a competition held by Ultimate Martial Arts Championships at Oakgrove school in Milton Keynes, on September 17. Dressed in a blue gi, he competed under his real name Edward Hardy, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Tom won all his matches and walked away with a gold medal.
A spokesperson for the championships described him as a “really nice guy” who was a “real pleasure” to host at their tournament.
The spokesperson told The Guardian, “Everyone recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him. It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”
While Hardy was easily recognisable at the event,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Tom Hardy is putting his fame where the mat is.
The 45-year-old “Venom” actor quietly entered himself in a martial arts competition last weekend, and proceeded to win his division with a choke-hold submission, The Guardian reported Wednesday.
Hardy took part in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, hosted in Milton Keynes by Ultimate Martial Arts Championships. He won all his matches, including the final, where he got behind his opponent’s back with arms around his neck and feet around the abdomen.
Honors went to “Edward Hardy” – the “Mad Max: Fury Road” star’s real name.
Tournament organizers said that despite his shaggy beard and blue gi, the blue-belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu was still easily spotted, and generously interacted with fans.
“Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson told The Guardian. “It was...
The 45-year-old “Venom” actor quietly entered himself in a martial arts competition last weekend, and proceeded to win his division with a choke-hold submission, The Guardian reported Wednesday.
Hardy took part in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, hosted in Milton Keynes by Ultimate Martial Arts Championships. He won all his matches, including the final, where he got behind his opponent’s back with arms around his neck and feet around the abdomen.
Honors went to “Edward Hardy” – the “Mad Max: Fury Road” star’s real name.
Tournament organizers said that despite his shaggy beard and blue gi, the blue-belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu was still easily spotted, and generously interacted with fans.
“Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson told The Guardian. “It was...
- 9/21/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Tom Hardy channeled his “Venom” energy onto the mat.
The Academy Award nominee and “Mad Max: Fury Road” alum competed in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship in Milton Keynes, England, where he won the gold prize. Hardy entered the match under his real name, Edward Hardy, and competed against martial arts veteran Danny Appleby in the tournament’s semi-final match.
A spokesperson for the tournament told The Guardian that Hardy was “very humble” and took photographs with fans. “Everyone recognized him,” the spokesperson said.
Hardy’s competitor Appleby was “shell-shocked” to learn he was fighting Hardy. Appleby added that Hardy told him to “just forget it’s me and do what you would normally do” during the competition.
Hardy, who played a former Marine turned mixed martial arts fighter in 2011 film “Warrior,” is a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He also won the Reorg Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Wolverhampton in...
The Academy Award nominee and “Mad Max: Fury Road” alum competed in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship in Milton Keynes, England, where he won the gold prize. Hardy entered the match under his real name, Edward Hardy, and competed against martial arts veteran Danny Appleby in the tournament’s semi-final match.
A spokesperson for the tournament told The Guardian that Hardy was “very humble” and took photographs with fans. “Everyone recognized him,” the spokesperson said.
Hardy’s competitor Appleby was “shell-shocked” to learn he was fighting Hardy. Appleby added that Hardy told him to “just forget it’s me and do what you would normally do” during the competition.
Hardy, who played a former Marine turned mixed martial arts fighter in 2011 film “Warrior,” is a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He also won the Reorg Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Wolverhampton in...
- 9/21/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Tom Hardy is a certified badass. That’s what Cobra Kai’s Johnny Lawrence would think. Back in 2011, before the actor would become the Batman villain Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, the actor would show off his physical prowess in the Mma drama Warrior. The Hollywood Reporter now reports that the Venom actor recently made a surprise appearance at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship and entered the tournament under his real name, Edward Hardy.
The tournament was held at a high school gym located in Milton Keynes, England. The contest did not advertise his appearance, and when Hardy showed up, the audience was in for a big surprise. In Warrior, Hardy played a character named Tommy Conlon, who was a military vet that seemingly came out of nowhere to nearly win a mixed-martial arts tournament. Hardy would go on to pull off the same feat in real life, only this time,...
The tournament was held at a high school gym located in Milton Keynes, England. The contest did not advertise his appearance, and when Hardy showed up, the audience was in for a big surprise. In Warrior, Hardy played a character named Tommy Conlon, who was a military vet that seemingly came out of nowhere to nearly win a mixed-martial arts tournament. Hardy would go on to pull off the same feat in real life, only this time,...
- 9/21/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Tom Hardy channeled a little bit of Bane from “The Dark Knight Rises” and a whole lot of Tommy Conlon from “Warrior” when he entered a martial arts tournament over the weekend. As reported by The Guardian, Harder was a surprise competitor at the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship in Milton Keynes, England. The actor entered the competition under his real name, Edward Hardy, and won the gold prize.
“Everyone recognized him, but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” a spokesperson for the event told The Guardian. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”
Hardy faced off against martial arts veteran Danny Appleby in the tournament’s semi-final match. Appleby called Hardy a “genuinely a really nice guy.”
“I was shell-shocked,” Appleby said about Hardy’s showing up to the event unannounced. “[Hardy] said, ‘Just...
“Everyone recognized him, but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” a spokesperson for the event told The Guardian. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”
Hardy faced off against martial arts veteran Danny Appleby in the tournament’s semi-final match. Appleby called Hardy a “genuinely a really nice guy.”
“I was shell-shocked,” Appleby said about Hardy’s showing up to the event unannounced. “[Hardy] said, ‘Just...
- 9/21/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Hardy popped up, and won, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition in Milton Keynes, England this past Saturday, Sept. 17, according to the Milton Keynes Citizen.
The 45-year-old actor reportedly dominated his section on his way to securing the top prize. The martial arts social media account, Taped_Fingers, even shared a fantastic picture of Hardy holding his certificate of victory — made out to his real name “Edward Hardy” — while giving the camera a big wink.
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The 45-year-old actor reportedly dominated his section on his way to securing the top prize. The martial arts social media account, Taped_Fingers, even shared a fantastic picture of Hardy holding his certificate of victory — made out to his real name “Edward Hardy” — while giving the camera a big wink.
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- 9/21/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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Predictably unpredictable as always, Tom Hardy shocked the crowds at a martial arts tournament in a small English city on Saturday, quietly entering the competition and winning all his matches.
The Guardian reported that Hardy entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship held at a high school gym in Milton Keynes, England. His unannounced presence came as a surprise to spectators and opponents as he had entered under his real name, Edward Hardy.
Somewhat echoing his role in the 2011 Mma drama Warrior, Hardy came from nowhere and went on to win all his contests.
Speaking to the Guardian, a spokesperson for the championships called Hardy a “really nice guy.” “Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson said. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.
Predictably unpredictable as always, Tom Hardy shocked the crowds at a martial arts tournament in a small English city on Saturday, quietly entering the competition and winning all his matches.
The Guardian reported that Hardy entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship held at a high school gym in Milton Keynes, England. His unannounced presence came as a surprise to spectators and opponents as he had entered under his real name, Edward Hardy.
Somewhat echoing his role in the 2011 Mma drama Warrior, Hardy came from nowhere and went on to win all his contests.
Speaking to the Guardian, a spokesperson for the championships called Hardy a “really nice guy.” “Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson said. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.
- 9/21/2022
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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