FRANCIS NGANNOU has thanked Cristiano Ronaldo after the soccer icon gifted the boxer a £110,000 watch.
The Cameroonian fighter will tackle the WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Francis Ngannou rekindle forward of the Fury vs Ngannou combat this weekendCredit score: Instagram @francisngannou
Francis Ngannou was gifted a £110,000 watch by RonaldoCredit score: Instagram @francisngannou
Francis Ngannou thanked Ronaldo for the lavish reward on his social mediaCredit score: Instagram @francisngannou
Ngannou, 37, is the previous undisputed UFC heavyweight champion following his win towards Ciryl Gane in January 2022.
However since his departure from the game earlier this 12 months after failing to agree on a brand new contract, he has chased large fights within the boxing world.
And the heavy-weight fighter has obtained the most important bout of all of them as his first boxing outing is towards the self-named ‘Gypsy King’.
With the Riyadh conflict simply days away soccer celebrity Ronaldo has gifted Ngannou a lavish watch as a token of his help.
The Al-Nassr star gave Ngannou a watch value a reported half one million Saudi riyals or £110,000.
And the ex-UFC star took to social media to share a video of his response to the watch being offered to him.
When the pair first met in January, the Portuguese legend satisfied the Ngannou that the Gulf state is “the way forward for sports activities.”
Now because of Ronaldo’s pep speak the most important combat of the 12 months is simply across the nook.
Ngannou stated: “We had an excellent speak. He advised me that Saudi Arabia is the long run.
“Lots of people don’t perceive now however they’re altering actually quick, it’s shifting actually quick.
“And that’s even what I personally, that was my feeling once I obtained there.
“It was my first time going to Saudi and I used to be actually like, I didn’t actually know carry myself, behave myself.
“However I get there and discover out that the whole lot is cool. It was similar to regular life. It’s fairly cool, man.”
Ronaldo is predicted to be ringside this weekend in help of his pal Ngannou.