Martyn Ford gained significant weight while filming in Bulgaria, after his fight with The Iranian Hulk was cancelled.
The ‘World’s Scariest Man’ was supposed to face off against his foe – real name Sajad Gharibi – at the O2 Arena in London in April on a card that was also set to feature Patrice Evra and Jamie O’Hara, along with podcast host James English.
After a fierce face-off, the fight fell apart. Ford pushed Gharibi down and it was clear that this fight may not have been fair.
After the incident, footage was released of the Iranian Hull breaking down on a TV program. The footage showed him revealing that he had been disowned and that he was seriously considering suicide.
Ford called the event organizers, and informed them that he would. We will no longer continue to fight the fight, as he didn’t want to be responsible for Gharibi being bullied and taking his own life.
Instead, the Iranian Hulk fought a new opponent in the shape of the Kazakh TitanDjumanov Almat Bahytovich is his real name.
The Kazakh Titan defeated his Iranian counterpart in the ring.
Ford is still searching for the right opportunity to make a boxing debut, but he is also available. Are you interested in taking part in a MMA fight?After signing with Polish promotion KSW some years back.
But, his combat sport training has been put on hold since he was busy filming in Bulgaria and staying at a hotel.
Despite that, he’s managed to pack on 25lbs since revealing he had slimmed down to 315llbs back in March in order to be more agile in his boxing debut.
“54 KG / 340lb It’s incredible what a happy MIND can do, the last few months, my food has been off (difficultly living in a hotel room) training has been consistent BUT it’s been in a commercial gym with no training partner,” Ford wrote alongside a picture of him looking jacked.
“Work has been amazing but extremely tough physically and sleep deprived …. I have never felt happier, more fulfilled. [sic] and had absolutely zero stress while I’ve been here …. And my god it shows in my results …..
“Strength up. Weight up. Muscle mass up It’s obvious how vital it is to keep your stress levels under control and stay happy and healthy.
“Not only that, having a CLEAR focus and a solid purpose to train. Bulgaria has been amazing for me, for so many reasons, appreciate each and everyone of you who has added to this incredible.”
UFC legend Michael BispingFord worked on the movie together and Ford even teamed up for a few training sessions.
However, for the most part, it appears he’s gone without a gym buddy during his time in Sofia and the results are phenomenal.
