{"id":294242,"date":"2023-10-24T19:09:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294242"},"modified":"2023-10-24T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:09:14","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-left-francis-ngannou-in-awe-ahead-of-tyson-fury-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/boxing\/cristiano-ronaldo-left-francis-ngannou-in-awe-ahead-of-tyson-fury-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo left Francis Ngannou in awe ahead of Tyson Fury fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Francis Ngannou has revealed that he received fighting and career advice from Cristiano Ronaldo when the pair met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier in the year. The former UFC heavyweight detailed his conversation with the Al-Nassr striker, with Ronaldo admitting that he is a “big fan” of the MMA star ahead of his fight with Tyson Fury this weekend.<\/p>\n
Ngannou and Ronaldo met back in January, which saw both athletes post pictures of themselves together via their respective social media accounts. Almost a year on from the meeting, the 37-year-old fighter has spoken out about how the pair met and what was said.<\/p>\n
Speaking to TNT Sports ahead of his upcoming bout against British heavyweight boxer Fury, Ngannou revealed that he was star-struck by the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. “We were sitting at the Four Seasons hotel which is where he was living at the time,” Ngannou said.<\/p>\n
The fighter, who is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), revealed that he was introduced to Ronaldo through a friend, but didn’t believe Ronaldo actually wanted to see him. “I’m like ‘I hope this guy’s not messing with me,’ and then we went up there and saw Cristiano and he was basically waiting on us.<\/p>\n