$130 Million worth Marvel Superstar fanboys over Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski at airport with internet-breaking snap
Chris Hemsworth has attended a few UFC events in the past and does not shy away from showing his support to Australian fighters
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Chris Hemsworth snapped with Israel Adesanya and ALexander Volanovski ( Image via : Twitter)
Hollywood actors and MMA fighters have a history of crossing paths and are known to work well together. With a good number of A-list stars being fans of the sport, sighting them at UFC events has become the norm. However, Chris Hemsworth managed to surprise UFC fans after his recent Instagram post. ‘The Thor’ famed actor was snapped with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Both Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya have had illustrious careers in the UFC. They both have fought the best on their way to the top to capture the UFC gold. Both Volkanovski and Adesanya moved up a division to achieve double champion status. Although both fighters lost their respective bouts, not many champions can claim this feat. Their whole career arc has been nothing short of spectacular and continues to dominate their respective divisions to date.
Meanwhile, Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth is widely famous for reprising the role of Thor in Marvel Movies. Hemsworth is a huge fan of MMA and has attended a couple of UFC events. He does not shy away from showing his appreciation for former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. However, looks like Hemsworth has become a fan of Whittaker’s opponent Israel Adesanya.
The actor took to Instagram and posted a photo with Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya. The actor also jokingly cautioned the photo ” Two of the most dangerous men in the world and then some guy who plays dress-ups for a living.”
This legendary trio gained a lot of positive comments from fans of the actor and fans of MMA. The Hollywood x UFC crossover never fails to surprise fans and attract more people to the sport.
Chris Hemsworth completely avoided boxing before his acting career
Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth is an avid lover of training his body. The actor is known for appearing in phenomenal shape for his movies on the big screen. While Hemsworth does a lot of heavy lifting and inculcates bodybuilding principles in his workout, he also loves to box. The Thor-famed superstar has uploaded videos of himself doing drills and hitting the punching bag on his social media handles.
Although, Hemsworth likes inculcating boxing in his training regimen, has never once fought an opponent in the ring. The actor was scared of damaging his face and risking his acting career. According to Hemsworth’s friend and long-time trainer, Luke Zocchi, Chris indulged in many sports as a teenager. However, the one sport he did not get close to was boxing.
While Chris Hemsworth did practice jabs and did some drills on the punching bag, he would never get in the ring to face an opponent. “He didn’t want to ruin that pretty face,” said Zocchi during his interview with Insider.
As of now, Hemsworth boxes regularly, and boxing is a main part of his workout. He also trains with UFC coach Jorge Blanco who worked with Former middleweight and lightweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
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