Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will probably be in Saudi Arabia to cheer on undefeated Russian sensation Shara Magomedov.
Emanating from ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, the UFC returns to the Center East with a loaded Combat Night time card topped by a middleweight headliner between former two-time champion Israel Adesanya and rising contender Nassourdine Imavov. Within the co-main occasion of the night, former Bellator standout Michael ‘Venom’ Web page steps again contained in the Octagon for a showdown with Magomedov.
Talking with ex-titleholder Michael Bisping forward of Saturday’s festivities in Riyadh, ‘Bullet’ revealed that he had beforehand spoken with Ronaldo about all issues UFC and confirmed that the captain of Saudi Professional League membership Al Nassr FC can be in attendance to absorb all of the motion.
“Particularly, I spoke for about half an hour,” Magomedov stated. “He is aware of an entire bunch concerning the UFC—he’s an enormous fan. He stated he’s going to be on the struggle, and he stated I’ve the potential to be the champ.”
‘Bullet’ meets Cristiano Ronaldo on the Al Nassr Coaching Floor forward of UFC Saudi Arabia
Magomedov even met with Ronaldo on the Al Nassr FC coaching grounds forward of his struggle in opposition to ‘MVP.’
‘Bullet’ is an ideal 15-0 in his blended martial arts profession with 4 of these victories coming beneath the UFC banner. That features a fully insane double-spinning again fist knockout in opposition to Arman Petrosyan in his final outing.
After coming off a detailed determination loss to Ian Machado Garry in June, Web page strikes up from welterweight to middleweight for what is certain to be a striker’s delight.