Being inquisitive is one of the signs that came to define Conor McGregor. ‘The Notorious One’ has always been completely obsessed with his ideas, so much so that he once said he would behead ‘Cristiano Ronaldo – with a joke.
McGregor and Ronaldo have both been sensible since 2016. The two superstitions met for the first time ahead of the Irishman’s replay against Nate Diaz at UFC 202. McGregor was visited by ‘CR7’ while he was preparing for a Diaz bout, and they decided to step into the octagon to take a few pictures together.
When Conor McGregor was asked about his encounter with the Juventus striker, he shook his compliment, before mocking him suggesting the Portuguese player would not stand a chance against him within the eight-year-old.
“He’s a nice guy, he’s got some shape. He got bigger abs, I went in more lattes. I would pull his head off but he’s a very nice guy and he was in awful shape. , he ‘s a real athlete, “said BT Sports McGregor.
Conor McGregor said Ronaldo texted him after realizing that the Irishman put on his CR7 underwear at the weightlifters in 2014. He was at the head of the first event of the UFC career the face of Diego Brandão.
“Cristiano is an amazing athlete” – Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor finds Cristiano Ronaldo’s commitment to excellence in the sport of football inspiring. The former two-division champion referenced Ronaldo’s incredible hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in 2019, and said the Portuguese striker is a controlling athlete at the top of his game.
“Cristiano is an amazing athlete, individual, and entrepreneur. His place-wide control, vision of perfection, and enthusiasm for his craft are inspiring and he has inspired so many young children to play. Just look at his recent performance in the Champions League, at the age of 34, a hat-trick under the lights when he was under pressure for all marbles and against Atletico Madrid, one one of the best defensive aspects in Europe. That’s an inspiration. We are both controlled athletes at the top of our game, “McGregor told FIFA.com
McGregor suffered his first loss in his career against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. He is expected to challenge ‘The Diamond’ in a trilogy fight, which he says he wants to happen in May.