Sajad Gharibi

Sajad Gharibi (born 19 December 1991) is an Iranian bodybuilder and practitioner of mixed martial arts. He is a bodybuilder.[2]

Sajad Gharibi
Born (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991
Ahvaz, Iran
OccupationBodybuilding
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]

Early life

Gharibi was born in Ahvaz, Iran.[3] He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Azad University in Bushehr.[4]

Career

Gharibi's nickname is "the Iranian Hulk" or "the Persian Hercules".[1] He is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 385 pounds.[1]

UFC star Brian Ortega challenged Gharibi to appear in the MMA ring, and he accepted.[5] Ortega said he would smash “the Iranian Hulk” despite weighing about 240 pounds less than Gharibi.[5] Gharibi had already accepted a match against Britain's Martyn Ford, but the deal was cancelled.[5] Gharibi stated that he had agreed to fight Brazilian bodybuilder or “the Brazilian Hulk” Romario dos Santos Alves.[5] He mentioned in an Instagram post, "I’m finally accepting my first professional fight against a Brazilian fighter."[5] He will fight Martyn Ford at an event set up by the Polish MMA organization Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW).[6]

He offered to participate in the fight against ISIS in Syria in 2016.[7] He said in a video, "I'm a defender of my country, first. I want to thank General Soleimani and all the soldiers who lost their lives in Syria. They are my heroes."[7]

He has been offered roles in Iranian film and has accepted.[4]

On July 31, 2022 during his boxing debut, Gharibi lost by TKO to "The Kazakh Titan" (Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich), two minutes into the opening round.[8]

He lives in Bushehr.[9]

References
  1. Adhikari, Somak (3 May 2019). "Sajad Gharibi, The Monster Bodybuilder Known As 'Iranian Hulk' Is All Set To Make His Mark In Mixed Martial Arts". indiatimes.com. Indiatimes. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. "Fake Hulk instead of Iranian Hulk". Tehran Times. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. "همه چیز درباره چهره شاخص این روزهای فضای مجازی". tasnimnews.com. Tasnimnews. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. "زندگی خصوصی سجاد غریبی؛ هالک ایرانی!". yjc.ir. yjc. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. Alladin, Unus (30 April 2019). "I'd smash the Iranian Bulk, says UFC star Brian Ortega as Instagram monster announces he's heading to MMA cage". scmp.com. Scmp. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. Boon, Jon (22 November 2018). "Meet 'Iranian Bulk,' who wants to fight ISIS and dominate MMA". nypost.com. NYpost. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. Etehad, Melissa (8 July 2016). "Body builder Sajad Gharibi known as Iranian Bulk' signs up to fight Isis in Syria". independent.co.uk. Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. "Fake Hulk instead of Iranian Hulk". Tehran Times. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  9. "Who is Iranian Hulk? All you need to know ahead of Instagram star's boxing debut". Daily Mirror. 31 July 2022.
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