A British bodybuilder dubbed the ‘scariest man on the planet’ is to fight in a mixed martial arts clash against a man known as the Iranian Hulk who once pledged to take on ISIS.
Martyn Ford, from Minworth in the West Midlands, who stands at 6ft 8in and weighs 22st 8lb is due to step into the cage with 6ft 1in, 26st Iranian giant Sajad Gharibi.
In 2016, a 24-year-old Gharibi, nicknamed the ‘Iranian Hulk’, announced on social media he was joining Iranian forces fighting ISIS extremists in Syria.
A British bodybuilder Martyn Ford, dubbed the ‘scariest man on the planet’, is to fight in a mixed martial arts clash against a man known as the Iranian Hulk who once pledged to take on ISIS
Martyn Ford, from Minworth in the West Midlands, who stands at 6ft 8in and weighs 22st 8lb, is due to step into the cage with 6ft 1in, 26st Iranian Sajad Gharibi (pictured)
In 2016, a 24-year-old Gharibi (pictured), nicknamed the ‘Iranian Hulk’, announced on social media he was joining Iranian forces fighting ISIS extremists in Syria
Neither have MMA experience, but muscle-bound Gharibi is understood to have some wrestling experience with the sport popular in his homeland.
It is not yet clear where or when the fight, organised by Polish MMA organisation Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), will take place.
Ford has a formidable diet and once said he ate every hour, spending £250 on food each week.
One of his daily meals consisting of 20 egg whites and 300g of cottage cheese, it has been reported.
He has appeared in a number of films and was the model for the PS4 video game Hitman.
Ford weighed just 11st 5lb as a teenager. He can now leg press close to the weight of a Smart car.
Ford (pictured) has a formidable diet and once said he ate every hour, spending £250 on food each week
Ford weighed just 11st 5lb as a teenager. He can now leg press close to the weight of a Smart car
In 2014 he revealed how he was first inspired to join the gym when a cricket injury caused his weight to drop – and he ‘just carried on’
In 2014 he revealed how he was first inspired to join the gym when a cricket injury caused his weight to drop – and he ‘just carried on’.
In October, he posted a terrifying picture of himself, bare chested, grimacing and covered in tattoos. He posted the words: ‘I think it’s pretty fair to say the news is out, and YES I Will be stepping into the cage for @ksw_mma VERY SOON, no doubt there will be critics, I’m here to prove those people wrong.
‘All energy is good energy, the KEY to success is to take every energy source giving to you and use it!!!!!
‘Training is going incredible, body is changing daily, fitness is coming back, energy is through the roof, now all that is left to decide is… do I go by then name THE NIGHTMARE!!!!’
Neither have MMA experience, but muscle-bound Gharibi is understood to have some wrestling experience with the sport popular in his homeland
Gharibi has a cult following on Instagram where he posts about what he does best – weightlifting
His Instagram displays an array of gobsmacking topless photos of himself and unpretentious pictures of him going about his day to day life
Gharibi, meanwhile, has a cult following on Instagram where he posts about what he does best – weightlifting.
His Instagram displays an array of gobsmacking topless photos of himself and unpretentious pictures of him going about his day to day life.
His huge frame and bulging muscles have earned him the name of Hulk or Hercules.
He can lift more than 180kg, which is more than he weighs, and competes in the powerlifting category of competitions.
He has also participated in bodybuilding competitions representing his country.
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