Actor Tom Hardy has gained a lot of t🔯raction on the Internet after it's unveiled that he recently participated in a martial arts competition th🦋at he ultimately won.
The 45-year-old star entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jit𓄧su Open Championship, 𒁏a 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 awa🔴y with a gold medal.
A spokesperson for the champions🥃hips described him as a "really nice guy" who was a "real pleasure" to host at their tournament.
The spokesperson told The Guardian, "Everyo♔ne recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him. It ﷺwas a real pleasure to have him compete at our event."
While Hardy was easily recognisable at💝 the event, his participation in the competition shocked his opponent, who also dubbed him "genuinely a really nice guy."
As the actor showed up at the tournament's semi-final, veteran Danny Appleby said, "I was shell-shocked. (Tom) said♏, 'Just forget it's me and do what you woul🃏d normally do.' "
Appleby went on gushing about the actor's strength, saying tha🎀t he is "a really s♒trong guy a You wouldn't think it with him being a celebrity."
Comparing the 'Venom' actor to his 'The Da💫rk Knight Rises' character, Appleby added, "I've done about six tournaments and I've been on the podium in every one. But he's probably the toughest competitor I've had - he certainly lived up to his Bane character, that's for sure."
This isn't the first time for Tom to join a martial arts comp๊etition.
Back in August, the Brit, who has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, won the REORG Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Wolverhampton, a tournament aimed at raising funds for military personnel, veterans𝄹 and emergency service workers. He is also a trustee for REORG, a charity teaching jiu-jitsu to those with s꧙erious injuries, or who are suffering from PTSD and depression.
