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Larratt began competing as a professional arm wrestler at the age of 18, pulling in sponsorships and accolades while serving full-time in the Canadian armed forces. He became heavyweight right hand world champion in 2008, heavyweight left hand world champion in 2010, and was the first person in modern history to hold both titles at the same time after the latter win.Larratt has won 54 of the 63 major matches he’s competed in since 1999 — often claiming right and left hand champion titles in the process — and currently holds the “legacy hammer,” a trophy that seals his status as the best arm wrestler in the world.

 

The last few years have seen a dramatic rise in Larratt’s fame, and a lot of that attention comes via his YouTube channel, which he started in 2009 to help get more people into the sport. He currently has 464,000 followers, almost quadruple his following in 201Arm wrestling has always been around — it’s kind of like cockroaches or mushrooms. It’s got to be one of the oldest sports in the world,” explains Larratt, who is now retired from the armed forces and a full-time arm wrestler based in Ottawa, Canada. “On YouTube, in 2017, there became quite an appetite for it.”

 

Many of Larratt’s matches — with famous figures like Shaquille O’Neal or Icelandic strongman and Game of Thrones star Thor — have been viewed tens of millions of times on the platform. A montage of his best arm wrestling moments has drawn in 74 million views in the last two months. “Now YouTube is one of the biggest platforms for our sport,” Larratt says. “It’s really taken off, especially during the pandemic. The sport’s heightened profile has landed Larratt a unique opportunity. Tomorrow, June 25, he’ll be facing another heavyweight in arm wrestling, Levan “The Georgian Hulk” Saginashvili, largely considered the best in Europe, in a King of the Table match livestreamed from Dubai on pay per view. It’s being billed as the largest — and most important — match in arm wrestling history.

 

“This is, without a doubt, the biggest match of my life. This is the undisputed number one in the world,” says Larratt of his opponent. It won’t be easy. “He’s the strongest dude we’ve ever had in the sport,” he adds. “Four hundred and fifteen pounds of arm-wrestling specialist — his forearm is two inches bigger than my upper arm. But I’ve been wrestling way longer than he has. I’m way dirtier and trickierLarratt is one of several professional arm wrestlers who has found fame on YouTube, where the sport has been reaching millions of people each week. The community is harnessing the power of social media to bring its sport to the masses and is waiting with bated breath to see whether Larratt will win his match, a victory that could send arm wrestling YouTube over the top, bringing the sport to even more people in the process.

 

Arm wrestlers’ pivot to YouTube, according to those in the community, was one that sprung from a passion for sharing rather than a desire to make money. “I made $34 total revenue on YouTube in my first four and a half years of content. And I made just as much content back then as I do now.” says Ryan Bowen, a 37-year-old professional arm wrestler from Australia — where he is ranked first in the country for his arm wrestling weight class — with more than 70,000 followers on his YouTube.”Vi9.