{"id":295401,"date":"2023-10-28T19:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T19:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295401"},"modified":"2023-10-28T19:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T19:25:19","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-manny-pacquiao-and-conor-mcgregor-spotted-in-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/cristiano-ronaldo-manny-pacquiao-and-conor-mcgregor-spotted-in-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor spotted in Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cristiano Ronaldo, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor are among the famous faces in Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury&#8217;s Battle of the Baddest fight against Francis Ngannou<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury is set to take on Francis Ngannou in a crossover bout this evening<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Several famous faces from across the globe are in Saudi Arabia for the bout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK\u00a0&#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s LIVE coverage of Fury versus Ngannou HERE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several famous faces have been spotted in Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury&#8217;s &#8216;Battle of the Baddest&#8217; crossover fight against Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>The Gypsy King and former MMA star are set to do battle tonight in Riyadh in one of the most eagerly-anticipated bouts of the year, with ringwalks set to begin at 10:40PM.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after a gala dinner was held on Friday where several celebrities and big names from across the sporting world were pictured together.<\/p>\n<p>And even more famous faces were out in force on Saturday, with\u00a0Cristiano Ronaldo<span> &#8211; who relocated to Saudi Arabia last year when he joined <\/span>Al-Nassr<span>\u00a0&#8211; seen spending time with Tommy Fury after he mingled backstage with Tyson last night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A &#8216;World Champions Lunch&#8217; was also held during the day, with several boxing legends such as Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao and MMA star Conor McGregor all in attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/18\/77119409-0-image-a-19_1698515512043.jpg\" height=\"817\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted with Tommy Fury ahead of Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/18\/77119411-0-image-a-20_1698515515207.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many fighting legends like Mike Tyson, Conor McGregor and\u00a0Manny Pacquiao are also in Saudi\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>During Friday&#8217;s gala dinner, Ronaldo&#8217;s\u00a0Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand\u00a0was also in attendance and is expected to be at the fight later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0Tyson has been coaching Ngannou in the build-up to his bout with Fury and the former boxer was another guest at the gala.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson was pictured with the Brazilian Ronaldo, with the footballing legend currently keeping himself busy as owner and chairman of Spanish second tier side\u00a0Real Valladolid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk &#8211; who signed a contract last month for an undisputed world heavyweight title battle later this year with Fury\u00a0&#8211; was at the event too and exchanged an unexpected embrace with Fury during the night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/18\/77101435-0-The_Brazilian_Ronaldo_was_pictured_with_Mike_Tyson_who_has_train-a-21_1698515520323.jpg\" height=\"622\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian Ronaldo was pictured with Tyson at a pre-fight gala dinner on Friday evening<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/18\/77095571-0-Oleksandr_Usyk_was_there_and_shared_unexpected_embrace_with_Fury-a-22_1698515523141.jpg\" height=\"732\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk was also there and shared unexpected embrace with Fury ahead of their fight<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/18\/77101333-0-Iconic_American_rapper_Eminem_looked_unrecognisable_as_he_posed_-a-23_1698515525749.jpg\" height=\"840\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Iconic American rapper Eminem looked unrecognisable as he posed together with Ngannou<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.363.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Many other boxing stars were also pictured, including former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Brit is now a promoter and trainer and his son Campbell fights at lightweight professionally.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary US rapper Eminem could also be seen to be enjoying himself as he posed for photos with Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>However, the now 51-year-old looked unrecognisable from his heyday in the spotlight as he wore a cap and appeared to be sporting a ponytail.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12683611\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Manny-Pacquiao-Conor-McGregor-Saudi-Arabia-Tyson-Fury-Battle-Baddest-Francis-Ngannou.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor are among the famous faces in Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury&#8217;s Battle of the 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