Cristiano Ronaldo has somehow made a fan of the infamous football hater Dana White.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star were in the front row when Israel Adesanya was eliminated by Nassourdine Imavov in UFC Saudi -Aarabia in the ANB Arena in Riyad on Saturday evening.
Cristiano Ronaldo struggled with Shara 'Bullet' Magomedov prior to his Co-Main Event Fight against Michel 'Venom' page, which won by a unanimous decision while he ditched the one-eyed Russian knockout party in three rounds.
After the fighting was completed, Dana White opened his experience with the sports legend.
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Dana White is a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo
During the UFC Saudi Arabia after the press conference, White was asked where he ranks Ronaldo on his list of great athletes of all time.
The UFC boss did not immediately answer the question because he is famous, not a football fan, but he has praised the five-time balloon d'Or winner, who made an impression on him on a personal level every time they have dealt with.
“I'm not a big football man,” said White.
“As far as superstars are concerned, he is one of the greatest superstars ever.
'Do you also know what I like about him? As popular, as successful and as rich as he has become, he is a very nice, modest guy. I like him, he is a very nice guy. “
Dana White caused controversy with his opinion about football
In 2022, prior to the Qatar World Cup, White made the headlines when an old video viral went on social media.
It was taken 10 years earlier and showed the MMA -Mogul that expressed its total contempt for Ronaldo's sport.
“Football? That's a very different ball [game]”Said White.
“I can't stand football. It is the least talented sport on earth. There is a reason why three -year -olds can play football.
“If you play a game when it is just as big and the score is 3-1, are you now me? Do you know how you should not be to score three points if it is just as big?
“In hockey you have boys on skating with crooked sticks and you have to hit a puck in a net that is the same size as the keeper. That is a sport where the score must be 3-1. And at any time someone can take your head off your shoulders and it is completely legal.
“That is a real sport that needs real talent, speed and all the things you need to be a real athlete.”
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