{"id":332704,"date":"2019-11-20T11:14:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332704"},"modified":"2019-11-20T11:18:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T19:18:10","slug":"isaac-vallie-flagg-skeptical-iranian-hulk-will-do-well-in-bkfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/isaac-vallie-flagg-skeptical-iranian-hulk-will-do-well-in-bkfc\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Vallie-Flagg skeptical ‘Iranian Hulk’ will do well in BKFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the broadcast of last weekend’s BKFC<\/a> 9 card, it was announced that the “Iranian Hulk” Sajad Gharibi has joined the bare knuckle promotion’s roster.<\/p>\n

Gharibi, who allegedly weighs almost 400lbs, is expected to make his debut in 2020.<\/p>\n

Isaac Vallie-Flagg, one of the best-established competitors in bare knuckle fighting today, doesn’t see the Iranian Hulk’s foray into this brutal sport going well.<\/p>\n

“I think as far as the Hulk goes, if he does fight, it’s going to be a disaster,” Vallie-Flagg said. “The dude looks like he can’t move his arms and he’s kind of puffy like a marshmallow.<\/p>\n

“I would imagine if he can hit a guy, it’d hurt, but him catching an actual fighter and doing damage? That’s slim to none. Anybody who’s a big guy who can throw hands is going to hurt him.”<\/p>\n

While Vallie-Flagg doesn’t envision much success for the Iranian Hulk in the BKFC ring, he certainly understands the reason the promotion signed the massive social media sensation.<\/p>\n

“[BKFC President] David [Feldman] has got a business to build,” Vallie-Flagg said. “As soon as he announced that \u2014 whether he fights or not \u2014 the Internet kind of blew up about this 390-pound monster getting into BKFC. It’s a hell of a good marketing tool to announce that you signed a guy like that.”<\/p>\n

Isaac Vallie-Flagg last fought in August, when he defeated fellow UFC veteran Melvin Guillard. With this win, he improved to 3-0 in bare-knuckle competition. He’s now awaiting his next big challenge in this perilous, gloveless sport.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Iranian Hulk, meanwhile, does not have an opponent for his BKFC debut. That being said, Feldman explained on the broadcast that the monstrous specimen will likely be part of a card called “USA vs. Iran: World War III.”<\/p>\n

How do you think the Iranian Hulk will do in BKFC? Do you share Vallie-Flagg’s skepticism?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/20\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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