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A Russian bodybuilder known as 'Popeye' because of his huge biceps had to tap out of an MMA fight just three minutes in after he was pinned down.

Kirill Tereshin developed huge Popeye-like arms by injecting his muscles with highly dangerous synthol.

But his oversized guns didn't help him much when he fought Russian blogger Oleg Mongol at a gym in the city of Abakan in the Russian Republic of Khakassia.

Former soldier Tereshin rocked Mongol early in the bout with a few punches.

But, clearly not up for any more punishment, Mongol knocked him down and pinned him, forcing him to tap out.

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Earlier this year, Tereshin was defeated by Russian slapping champion Vasiliy 'The Dumpling' Kamotskiy.

The Dumpling sent Tereshin sprawling to the floor with his first hit, winning the contest.

Tereshin has been warned that synthol can cause pulmonary embolisms, nerve damage, infections, sclerosing lipogranuloma, stroke and oil-filled cysts or ulcers in the muscle.

He was warned earlier this year that he may even need to have his arms amputated.

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Doctor Yuriy Serebryanskiny said that his bodybuilding obsession could end in disaster.

He said: "He could lose movement in his arms, the muscles could turn into ballast that he won't be able to use to lift things. He could end up disabled."

And professional powerlifter Kirill Sychev agreed, stating: "You can see it in his face, there is something unhealthy about it.

"This is a person, who needs complex medical help. Not just to drain his arms and detox his blood, but also psychiatric help."

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Last year Kirill Tereshin announced Kirill Tereshin announced he is getting married to blogger Victoria Yakynina.

The news comes just two months after ex Olesya Malibu dumped him days before their wedding following claims he cheated on her.

At the time, Malibu said: "The wedding will not take place! Go to hell, Bazooka Arms!"

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His ex-fiancee allegedly said she did not want to have sex until they were married and claims that Popeye reacted by insulting her before cheating.

Tereshin said he suffered from a broken heart and decided he would have to shave off his eyebrows because he heard that is what women want.

Bizarrely it seemed to work and he shared the happy news he was settling down with Yakynina two weeks ago.

In a post shared with his 500,000 Instagram followers the couple pose alongside the caption: "This is me with my bride-to-be."