If football is his whole life,
Cristiano Ronaldo is also passionate about combat sports. Moreover, it is in this context that he met Francis Ngannou. The latter recounted the behind the scenes of this moment on the microphone of the team.
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In recent years, MMA has become popular, especially in France. It is not uncommon to see celebrities attending the fights. Among the most present, we can cite Cristiano Ronaldo who is taking advantage of the events taking place in Saudi Arabia.
A few months ago,
Cristiano Ronaldo gave a nice gift to encourage Francis Ngannou before his fight. But outside of this present,
The two men had already shared a moment together.
“A unique man”: Francis Ngannou looks back on his meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo
“A unique man”: Francis Ngannou looks back on his meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo
During an interview with the team,
Francis Ngannou was full of praise for him, as he confided when looking back on that moment with him:
He is the champion of champions, a unique man on this earth. We crossed paths in January 2023 in Riyadh. It wouldn’t have surprised me if he didn’t know who I was. There, I was told that Cristiano would be delighted to see me. I was doubtful but, five minutes later, I found myself with him and his family by the pool. We chatted for forty minutes. He also posted a photo of the two of us on Instagram, it warmed my heart. I received thousands of notifications!
On the same subject
Francis Ngannou then added:
He is a big MMA fan, who gets up at night to watch my fights. He knows the scenarios, the profile of my opponents. He is very sharp on techniques, strategy. Coming from such an icon, it touched me. I do not consider myself an equal to Cristiano Ronaldo. He is much bigger than me. At first, I did not dare to ask him for his phone number, by the way.
Moreover, he mentioned their similarities:
Nevertheless, I recognize myself in him, as in a comrade. Too often, we are seen as inaccessible personalities who lead a dream life. This shortcut makes little of our personal history, eludes where we come from, the efforts made. Cristiano’s destiny is not a stroke of luck, he is an intelligent, thoughtful man.
Since then, the two stars have become real friends!
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