A video has surfaced online showing the moment professional mixed martial artist and kick boxer Nigerian born New Zealander Israel Adesanya and famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, October 27.
Adesanya, who shared the video on his Instagram story, captioned it: ‘I don’t follow sports; I follow greatness.”
The now-viral video saw both athletes exchanging pleasantries, with Adesanya telling the footballer, “I’ll come watch one of your football games.”
Adesanya also commented on Ronaldo’s height, saying, “You’re pretty tall; I didn’t know you were this tall.”
Ronaldo currently lives and works in Saudi Arabia where he plays his professional football with Al-Nassr. Adesanya is in Saudi Arabia to watch the Tyson Fury Francis Ngannou boxing fight slated for tonight.