Naked knuckle behemoth: 390-pound ‘Iranian Hulk’ indicators for Naked Knuckle Combating Championship

American bare-knuckle boxing group BKFC has teased their newest attention-grabbing new signing, the 390-pound big Sajad Gharibi, who is healthier identified to the web because the “Iranian Hulk”.

The humungous powerlifter, who stands at six foot two and weighs in at a hefty 390 kilos, was linked with a transfer into MMA earlier this 12 months, however a mooted battle with fellow super-sized powerhouse Martyn Ford by no means got here to fruition.

However now BKFC has introduced the approaching arrival of the “Iranian Hulk”, by way of a fast teaser video on the finish of their preliminary card stream of their BKFC 9 occasion in Biloxi, Mississippi this weekend (test the ultimate seconds of the video beneath).

Gharibi’s signing is the most recent gambit from the bare-knuckle promotion to remain within the headlines after a high-profile 12 months.

The promotion discovered new traction when former UFC stars Artem Lobov and Jason Knight confronted off at BKFC 5 earlier this 12 months, with Lobov taking the spoils, then transferring on to face former two-division boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi in a heated conflict at BKFC 6.

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Most not too long ago, Lobov and Knight confronted off in a rematch at BKFC 9 on Saturday evening, with Knight taking the victory by way of fifth-round stoppage.

And now, with Gharibi seemingly set to step into BKFC’s “squared circle” in 2020, the large query now’s who on earth will the promotion will discover to face him?

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