'Hard as nails' Labour MP announces he's going to fight against martial arts pro

Newly elected Will Stone is acceptable to instrumentality connected MMA nonrecreational Matt Inman, who has trained alongside Conor McGregor successful the past, successful a submission grappling contention adjacent month

A Labour MP has announced he'll beryllium warring a martial arts pro adjacent period successful an unexpected bout.

Newly elected Will Stone, who represents Swindon North, has confirmed helium volition instrumentality connected MMA nonrecreational Matt Inman. Mr Stone, who has a achromatic loop successful Brazilian jiujitsu, has confirmed he's signed up to the submission grappling contention connected November 2.

He posted connected Twitter/X: "Whilst Parliament is simply a conflict for the aboriginal of our state I’m excited to conflict and grapple successful a antithetic arena. Although I whitethorn beryllium a small rusty, I’ll beryllium donating my interest to a section Swindon North intelligence wellness foundation truthful nary substance what happens the lawsuit volition beryllium worthy it!"

Fellow MP Mike Tapp wrote: "One of nicest guys successful politics… and hard arsenic nails!" The match-up volition hap astatine Polaris, which organisers marque "Europe's premier submission grappling event".

The combat volition hap astatine Fairfield Halls successful Croydon, South London. Promotional worldly says the MP's opponent, Mr Inman, is known for "his aggravated unit and method acumen". It goes on: "With years of acquisition successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Inman is simply a erstwhile subordinate of SBG successful Manchester and has trained with the likes of Conor McGregor successful the past."

Both fighters' net from the lawsuit volition spell to the Kelly Foundation - a foundation that supports intelligence wellness initiatives crossed the UK. He said: “I did the trials for Polaris doubly and didn’t rather marque the cut, but aft I became the archetypal ever Brazilian jiu-jitsu achromatic loop MP, they reached retired to me.

“It’s an astonishing accidental to elevate the athletics truthful I had to instrumentality it.” He said grappling had fixed him the "mental robustness" needed to compete.

Promoters said: "This breathtaking matchup astatine Polaris 30 marks the archetypal clip a sitting MP volition measurement into the Polaris arena, and it promises to gully attraction from some the governmental and sporting worlds. Fans tin expect a thrilling clash of styles arsenic Inman’s acquisition meets Stone’s determination."

Mr Stone won the Wiltshire spot from sitting Tory Justin Tomlinson connected July 4. Before being voted into the Commons helium ran a martial arts gym, having served successful the Army. He has competed successful a fig of grappling contests implicit the years.

Mr Stone's opponent, Manchester-based middleweight Mr Inman, has been a nonrecreational combatant since 2008 and has an MMA grounds of 20 wins and 11 losses.

He said: "Respect to Will for stepping up for the situation and doing it for a bully cause. Hopefully we tin get a fewer eyeballs connected that and bring the athletics to a wider assemblage arsenic well."