A Russian man labelled ‘Popeye’ after enlarging his arms with dangerous injections was defeated in the space of three minutes in an MMA bout. Kirill Tereshin, 23, threw in the towel after he was pinned to the ground by 43-year-old Oleg Mongol in the fight in Siberia. Flailing his arms wildly, he rocked his opponent early on but his ‘ridiculous’ biceps eventually ‘proved his undoing’, Russian media said.

The wannabe bodybuilder, also known as ‘Bazooka Arms’ in Russia, has been warned of severe risks to his health from the synthol injections and there are even fears his arm will have to be amputated.