Saying the "world strength community is united," Fortissimus Organizing Committee Chairman Paul Ohl told IronMind®: "FORTISSIMUS 2008 announces that it has reached an agreement with the Strongman Champions League, the American Strongman Corporation, and the Aussiepower organization."

Ohl's statement continued, "The agreement is a huge step toward the future of strongman sport as it will ensure a new trend in cooperation and promotion of strength athletics. Such an agreement should be beneficial to the new generation of strength athletes. Within that agreement, FORTISSIMUS guarantees that the winner of the America's Strongest Man title will be granted a slot in FORTISSIMUS 2009. It also guarantees that the winner of the Australia's Strongest Man title willbe invited to FORTISSIMUS 2009. The agreement with the Strongman Champions League further states that the top 3 athletes of Strongman Champions League will have a guaranteed slot in FORTISSIMUS 2009 whereas top Canadian athletes are guaranteed selected participation in the Champions League. Heads of these strongman organizations - Dione Wessels (ASC), Bill Lyndon (Aussiepower), and Marcel Mostert (SCL) - agree to say that the time has come to join forces in order to take strongman sport to another level."