Cristiano Ronaldo, present at the UFC to support Shara Bullet: “Aspires to be champion”

At this point it is no longer new to seeing large media figures interested in mixed martial arts (MMA). Little by little, the amount of celebrities who came to UFC events has been increasing, to such an extent that it is normal to see all kinds of celebrities in the largest evenings of the UFC. The growth of the discipline has been frantic, so we are now at the highest point as far as fame is concerned. And although now it is ‘easy’ to go to such competitions, before it was not very common. Well, otherwise it happens to one of the most influential players in the history of football, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese has been following the sport for a long time. Already in 2016, photos of Ronaldo circulated with Conor McGregor. Although he did not mention it publicly, during the years he gradually appeared images of the Portuguese star with various UFC fighters. Among them are Conor himself, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Israel Adesanya or Francis Ngannou. His hobby is not limited only to the MMA, but also explores boxing, where he could be seen with McGregor himself sitting in a boxing evening in Riad. This was due to ‘the bug’ playing in Saudi Arabia, at the Al-Nassr club.

For Spanish fans it is not new to know that Cristiano Ronaldo was passionate about sport, because he was commenting on the fight between Ilyia Topuria and Max Holloway. To discomfort of some and Topuria himself, the footballer’s statements surprised, when positioning themselves on the side of Max Holloway. «Topuria speaks too much. I think when he beat Volkanovski, Volk was not ready because of that kick. Topuria did not fight with the best. If I beat Max Holloway, I will respect him ». Luckily for Spanish fans he was wrong.

Although his fondness for this emerging, but consolidated discipline is already clear, he had not yet been seen in an event in person. However I could change. In the press conference of the following UFC event, which will take place this Saturday, one of the fighters that forms the co -west lawsuit, Shara Magomedov revealed that the Portuguese would be present. «Cristiano Ronaldo told me that I can become an UFC world champion, He will come to the event And he will be encouraging me in the fight against Michael Page, ”revealed the Russian.

In addition to the confirmation by the pirate (nickname by which Magomedov is known) of his assistance, he also encouraged him in his career, transmitting his thinking that he can become World Champion. However, Magomedov will not have an easy opponent, because Michael, ‘Venom’, Page is one of the best fighters in terms of ‘striking’ (hit), so it will be an interesting duel that will decide for small details.