{"id":4216,"date":"2024-08-22T13:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4216"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:37:43","slug":"from-al-nassr-to-ufc-fights-ronaldos-journey-in-the-world-of-combat-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/from-al-nassr-to-ufc-fights-ronaldos-journey-in-the-world-of-combat-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"From Al-Nassr to UFC Fights: Ronaldo&#8217;s Journey in the World of Combat Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Global football star Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer confined to the green fields; he has also made a significant impact in the world of combat sports, including boxing and mixed martial arts (UFC). After his move to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Al-Nassr club, Ronaldo continued to enhance his sports presence by participating in several combat events organized in Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recently, Ronaldo caught the spotlight by appearing in some of the biggest boxing matches, organized by Turki Al-Sheikh. He was also part of major sports events like the clash between Conor McGregor and Francis Ngannou, as well as the bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. These participations highlight that &#8220;CR7&#8221; is not just a football legend, but also an influential figure in the combat sports arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moreover, Ronaldo has strengthened his online presence by launching a new video series on YouTube titled &#8220;UR.Cristiano,&#8221; which garnered millions of views in a short time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_71096\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gwtih1s6tMQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> In these videos, Ronaldo discusses various topics, including his preference between mixed martial arts and boxing, clearly showing his inclination towards the UFC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In one of the videos, Ronaldo states that he prefers the UFC over boxing, which caught the attention of his fans, who are not used to seeing this side of his sports interests. This emphasis on his diverse passion for sports presents Ronaldo as a multifaceted sports personality, not limited to football alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cristiano Ronaldo continues to dominate headlines, not only as a footballer but as a sports figure with broad interests extending into the world of combat, making him a model of a well-rounded athlete in the modern era.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global football star Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer confined to the green fields; he has also made a significant impact in the world of combat sports, including boxing and mixed martial arts (UFC). After his move to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Al-Nassr club, Ronaldo continued to enhance his sports presence by participating in several combat events organized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,29,45,86,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxe","8":"category-boxing-news","9":"category-mma","10":"category-mma-video","11":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4219,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4216\/revisions\/4219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}