WATCH: Francis Ngannou in shock as legendary rapper Eminem surprises him with visit to Tyson Fury fight

Eminem becomes the celebrity representative from hip-hop to attend the crossover boxing bout between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou.

WATCH: Francis Ngannou in shock as legendary rapper Eminem surprises him with visit to Tyson Fury fight

Francis Ngannou met Eminem (Source: Twitter)

The mega-fight between the MMA superstar Francis Ngannou and the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury attracted celebrities worldwide. One among them was Eminem, nicknamed “Slim Shady.” Ngannou was shocked to meet Eminem at the gala dinner hosted by the promoters at St Regis Hotel, Riyadh.

Eminem showed up to the grand dinner before the mega event of the Battle of the Baddest. While it was a rare sight to see the rapper on public occasions, he couldn’t hold himself from witnessing the spectacle of Fury vs. Ngannou. At first, Ngannou didn’t notice Eminem and walked past him. He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Eminem. Then, they greeted each other with a hug.

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Eventually, Francis Ngannou and Eminem posed for photos together. Later, Eminem met a few other boxers and celebrities present at the dinner and took photos with them. One among them was the British boxer Amir Khan, who gifted a watch to Eminem. It was a custom watch gifted by WBC to only the boxers present at the gala dinner.

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Ngannou had a great time at the dinner with the celebrities who came to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend his fight. The former UFC champion Francis Ngannou faces the undefeated boxing champion Tyson Fury in the ring tomorrow. He believed that he would hand Fury his first loss in his professional career.

Francis Ngannou spoke about meeting Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time

The Cameroonian star Francis Ngannou met the football legend Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this year. However, at first, he thought it was a prank but came to his senses when he met the legend himself. They met at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Francis Ngannou
Cristiano Ronaldo and Francis Ngannou (image credits- IMAGO)

At first, Ngannou met a friend of Ronaldo named Richie, who told him that Ronaldo was a big of him. Ngannou thought that he was just messing with him. Later, he led Ngannou upstairs to meet Ronaldo. Ngannou said Ronaldo was cool and talked about him and his fights. Here’s what he said:

He was very cool, very familiar from the first time. And started talk about stuff, tell me about my career, the fight, Ciryl Gane. He knows a lot of things about me. I was looking like, okay this is Cristiano Ronaldo right? Yes, it's him.
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From then, Francis Ngannou and Cristiano Ronaldo stayed as friends. Now, Ronaldo presented Ngannou with a gift before his fight with Tyson Fury. He also met the family of Ngannou after his football game for Al-Nassr. Supposedly, he will be present to watch the fight of Ngannou, which remains just hours away.

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