The Portuguese heartthrob looked a little upset at a boxing gala that took place over the weekend. The reason? The overwhelming personality of UFC figure Conor McGregor.
Uncomfortable. A little bored. Far, far from your comfort zone. This is how Cristiano Ronaldo was seen during the boxing evening which took place at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia.
It’s that The Portuguese star had difficulty getting used to the explosive character of his neighbor at the table , the famous fighter Conor McGregor. So much so that at one point he just seemed to want to get out of there. Is this the idol of mixed martial arts He had no respect for the multiple winner of the Golden Ball and started talking with the advisor of the Saudi Royal Court, Turki Alalshikh, almost beyond his humanity.
Discussion which lasted several minutes and CR7 -who was seated between the two figures- accompanied by gestures of annoyance and looks forward . Of course, this did not prevent the expressive McGregor from continuing to dialogue with the host of the day, without taking into account the great historical rival of Lionel Messi or integrating him into the interaction.
Perhaps for the same reason and after a few minutes the Irishman began to look for a topic of conversation with the Portuguese star. And the first thing they did was talk about the fights taking place in the luxurious ring and exchange predictions about what would happen.
That’s when The UFC star asked CR7 who would win the next fight and showed him his luxury watch. To which Cristiano responded by revealing his and they both started smiling . McGregor wore on his wrist a Jacob & Cie, while the attacker had a luxurious Porthole Spirit of Big Bang King Gold Rainbowwhich exceeds 90 thousand dollars.
The Al Nassr striker is a present figure in major events taking place in Saudi Arabia, as he seeks to promote – with his image – tourism in said nation. In addition, it contributed to the satisfaction of duty accomplished, since He scored a goal from the penalty spot during his team’s victory against Al-Ettifaq (3-1).
Meanwhile, the athlete who walked away from the octagon after losing for the second time to Dustin Poirier, He is now dedicated to being one of the coaches on TUF 31, a reality show where coaches must take one of their students to the grand finale. The same one where we expect there to be a fight between McGregor and the other trainer, Michael Chandler.
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