{"id":223236,"date":"2019-05-03T09:27:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T04:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=223236"},"modified":"2019-05-03T09:27:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T04:27:23","slug":"the-iranian-hulk-is-ready-to-make-his-mma-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/the-iranian-hulk-is-ready-to-make-his-mma-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Iranian Hulk&#8217; Is Ready to Make His MMA Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This famous bodybuilder, who is also called \u2018The Iranian Hulk\u2019 due to his similarity to the Marvel Comic&#8217;s character, has announced that he will be fighting other competitors as part of his MMA debut in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Sajjad Gharibi is an Iranian weightlifter. He already has half a million social media followers from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old stands at 6&#8217;2&#8243; tall, weighing in at a whopping 385 pounds (174.6 K4Gs) and is rightly dubbed as the \u2018Persian Hercules.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223245\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-561x561.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-728x728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-608x608.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-758x758.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Persian beast has been making the headlines for his rumored appearance in the wrestling arena of WWE.<\/p>\n<p>But, before these reports could substantiate, Gharibi confirmed he was going to start his fighting career from the Octagon where his first fight is booked against a Brazilian fighter.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-l04mbdojclo\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope 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referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/L04MbDOjcLo?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The bulky bodybuilder made this announcement in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223248\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-561x701.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-364x455.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-728x910.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-608x760.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-758x948.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-38x48.jpg 38w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-4-77x96.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While being a gigantic bodybuilder doesn\u2019t really mean your superiority in the arena, it, however, gives you an edge.<\/p>\n<p>Given his ginormous fist size, Gharibi can make short work of his competitors by smashing his opponents\u2019 heads with just one right, well-timed punch.<\/p>\n<p>While his potential Brazilian opponent is still unknown, what we do know so far is that the fight is going to take place early next year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223246\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-561x701.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-364x455.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-728x910.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-608x760.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-758x948.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-38x48.jpg 38w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/The-Hulk-2-77x96.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo I\u2019m finally accepting my first professional fight from a Brazilian fighter before 2020,\u201d Gharibi said in his post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Iranian Hulk also addressed the rumors of his WWE debut and said he would take a final decision by the end of autumn:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere has been a lot of talk and rumors about WWE and in particular my participation to join the company but all I have to say is at this time if there will be any collaboration between myself and &#8216;Triple H&#8217; then I&#8217;ll let you guys know about it afterward and hopefully I&#8217;ll decide and make my final decision by the end of autumn!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This famous bodybuilder, who is also called \u2018The Iranian Hulk\u2019 due to his similarity to the Marvel Comic&#8217;s character, has announced that he will be fighting other competitors as part of his MMA debut in the near future. 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