“I’d slap the head off him” – Conor McGregor HILARIOUS story of meeting superstar Cristiano Ronaldo
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Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo
Conor McGregor no longer is star-struck when he meets top athlete superstars. And Cristiano Ronaldo is no exception. You know the Irishman has reached unreal levels of fame when meeting top celebrities from the world barely fazes him anymore.
Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the most-followed athletes all around the world. Though Ronaldo has been at the top for a long time, it has taken McGregor very little time to reach the levels of the football star. The two portrayed their friendship in the public eye back in 2016.
Ahead of McGregor’s bout against Nate Diaz at UFC 202, Ronaldo made a visit to the Notorious One’s Las Vegas training camp. The two met each other in the octagon and shared an amazing moment that put all fans around the world in a frenzy. McGregor hilariously joked about his meeting with the former Real Madrid player.
“He’s a nice guy, he’s in some shape. He went more abs, I went more lats,” said McGregor on their iconic shirtless post. “I’d slap the head off him but he’s a very nice guy and he was in tremendous shape, he’s a true athlete,” said McGregor talking about his friendship with Ronaldo. Not often do you get to hear someone casually joke about slapping the biggest sportsperson on the planet?
Conor McGregor beats Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest paid athlete
McGregor is a huge inspiration to many up-and-coming fighters. The Irishman started from the bottom and is now easily one of the most popular athletes of all time. He has completely taken the sport of mixed martial arts to a whole new level and has made the sport known to many parts of the world.
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The Notorious One might not have been very active in the octagon since 2018 but the fighter has constantly doubled his net worth in the recent years. His business outside the octagon earn him more than he does inside the octagon. Apart from being the top-paid fighter in the UFC, he also has a restaurant and liquor company to his name.
In the year 2021, Forbes announced that McGregor had passed global stars like Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in earnings. This feat is no normal achievement. To even be in the same bracket as a top football player is a huge accomplishment to the Irishman’s name.
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Prateek Athanur
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