Michael Todd, UAL 8 and modern armwrestling 09:00 08/26/2014 In the first part of the article we're going to talk about events surrounding the „Monster” of armwrestling – Michael Todd. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. In the beginning of August, a tournament took place, under UAT colors. Michael Todd is tightly connected with this organization. When A1 was being played overseas, Michael has been preparing for UAL 8. The Russian tournament had a winning pool of 113.000 dollars, the Americans had 70.000 dollars and a Ford Mustang. This is a very solid pool, considering that A1 holds a record in prizes. Todd was seen as the favorite of the tournament, not many people had doubts as to who would win. It was common knowledge that John Brzenk fought in A1. After this event, he admitted in an interview that he has trouble keeping his present weight, so he's coming back to his own category. Soon after that, UAL 8 took place, with high prizes and much weaker competition