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Harry Davies

Iranian Hulk's training methods questioned as he prepares for Martyn Ford fight

Fans have questioned another of Iranian Hulk 's training videos as he prepares to fight Martyn Ford in April.

In the latest video posted by the Iranian strongman, whose real name is Sajad Gharibi, he can be seen taking punches to the stomach, doing bodybuilding exercises and bending a metal bar.

Gharibi has released several videos in the lead up up his fight with sent a threat to Martyn Ford, even threatening his rival whilst squashing an orange with one hand.

The strongman duo will settle their rivalry at The O2 arena on April 2 as they both step into the ring for the first time.

The fight, which headlines a Boxstar Celebrity Boxing event, will be four two-minute rounds and has been sanctioned by the Professional Boxing Association.

Some fans think Gharibi will be " destroyed " after posting his bizarre videos that include unconventional ways of preparing for the fight.

And one fan described his lasted video as "clown work" whilst predicting the fight won't go past the first round.

"Dude this is not fight training, this is clown work that guy isn’t even hitting you. We are all hoping for a decent fight but I fear it’s a 1st round knock out," they wrote.

"Sorry but your training is on a basic level my brother, you have some random kid wearing head gear punching you," another user commented.

Ford - who is commonly referred to as the 'World's Scariest Man' - said people have questioned him on the legitimacy of the fight after watching his rival's " embarrassing " content.

“I was embarrassed, genuinely embarrassed," he told Mirror Fighting . "People ask me if this is a real fight or if this is some kind of WWE fight.

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"There is something about that video and all of them I can’t grasp what he is doing. The contracts signed and the fights are real and he is putting out the content like that."

And more fans weighed in on Gharibi's recent video with one commenting: "What do you think you are doing bruh".

"Where’s the cardio? You won’t last 3 minutes," with another user adding "Marty is going to have a field day with you!".

Ford seems to be taking his training for the fight more seriously, being in the gym for five hours a day ahead of the fight and even teaming up with kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven.

The fight has taken four years to materialise as Ford signed for Polish MMA organisation KSW in 2018, but Gharibi never followed in the footsteps of his rival.

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