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Ibitoye Shittu
– Cristiano Ronaldo is backing Khabib Nurmagomedov to beat Justin Gaethje
– These two warriors will meet in UFC battle next weekend in the United Kingdom
– Ronaldo and Khabib met in 2018 and the Portuguese star gave him a Real Madrid shirt
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Russian professional MMA star Khabib Nurmagomedov has gotten the backing of Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo for him to beat Justin Gaethje in their coming UFC battle.
Khabib who recently lost his father to Coronavirus has been unbeaten so far in his career and will face a big test against lightweight unification champion Gaethje.
According to the report on UK Sun, Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to predict who he thinks would win the coming clash between these two warriors.
And the Juventus star who is currently self-isolating claimed that he is supporting Khabib Nurmagomedov for the fight.
Ronaldo answered on an Instagram live stream:
“Of course, of course, Khabib is going to win!
“My brother! Inshallah!”
Cristiano Ronaldo and Khabib met two years ago before the footballer left Real Madrid and he even presented Los Blancos jersey to the Russian.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is a UFC fan and previously trained with Russian Khabib’s former opponent and rival Conor McGregor.
Cristiano Ronaldo backs Khabib Nurmagomedov to beat Justin in UFC battle.
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported had reported Cristiano Ronaldo who currently plays for reigning Italian champions Juventus has jokingly told American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather to give him one of his car which is Bugatti.
Floyd Mayweather is one of the most successful athletes in the world considering the money the American has made and still making despite not fighting again.
Since Mayweather retired from boxing, there have been calls for the American to make a return to the ring, but he has not yet made any public declaration on his intention.
However, Floyd Mayweather is so blessed that he has mansions around in America and other parts of the world, he has many cars for himself and also his children.
To crown it all, Floyd Mayweather also has a private jet which he takes to anywhere in the world he feel like traveling to.
The 43-year-old took to his official Instagram page to show his fans the number of his cars and was asking the one he should take out on Friday night.
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