Cristiano Ronaldo poses alongside Dana White at an event in UFC Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC
Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has been a big fan of combat sports lately. The Saudi Arabian Al-Nassr star has often given his opinion on the world of MMA, particularly in boxing matches. Francis Ngannou e Israel adesanya, who he is friends with. But CR7 also reacted to the victory of Alexander Volkanovsky about Diego lopes No. UFC 314, which took place last Saturday in Miami (USA).
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After five high-level rounds, the Australian regained the featherweight belt (up to 65,7 kg) by unanimous decision of the judges. A historic performance by Volkanovski, who was the first fighter at the age of 35 to break the 'curse' and win a title in the lightweight category or below.
A feat that broke the MMA bubble and made Cristiano Ronaldo recognize the veteran's efforts, who ended up sending a message to the 'new' featherweight champion.
“The champion is back,” CR7 commented on Volkanovski’s Instagram post.
Despite having just regained the featherweight belt, Volkanovski intends to be an active champion, already thinking about defending his title in July against Movsar Evloev, who has been one of the strongest names for the title shot. Besides him, the Brazilian Jean Silva also 'raised his hand' to compete for the title despite having just defeated Bryce mitchell No. UFC 314.
Cristiano Ronaldo in the world of fighting
Cristiano Ronaldo became a character in the new Fatal Fury. Photo: Disclosure
Recently, CR7 broke the internet by making a historic crossover into the world of fighting games. The international star will be one of the characters about the game 'Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves', which is scheduled to premiere on April 24th.
Ronaldo will be voiced by Juan Felipe Sierra in English and Masaaki Mizunaka in Japanese. 'City of the Wolves' will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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