'Iranian Hulk' announces he's accepted 1st professional MMA fight

Sajad Gharibi, the 27-year-old weightlifter known as the "Iranian Hulk" and "Persian Hercules," says he's lined up his first professional mixed martial arts fight.

Gharibi announced Thursday on Instagram that he's accepted a fight from an unnamed Brazilian fighter. The bout will take place sometime before 2020.

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So I’m finally accepting my first professional fight from a Brazilian fighter before 2020 More updates to come via international mass media for any inquiries please contact [email protected] (Im ready for the challenge) اخیرا یکی از ورزشکاران برزیلی من رو به چالش مبارزه در رینگ دعوت کرده بود ، من برای این مبارزه آماده هستم و طبق هماهنگی هایی که در حال انجام هست تا قبل از سال جدید میلادی این مبارزه انجام خواهد شد ، اخبار کامل بزودی از رسانه های بین المللی منتشر خواهد شد . تا قبل از سال جدید میلادی حداقل یک مبارزه خواهیم داشت

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Gharibi expressed interest in joining WWE in 2016 but has since shifted his attention to MMA.

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