Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo recently announced involvement in a sport other than football. The Portuguese soccer star posted a video on social media, promoting WOW FC. Ronaldo has become a shareholder of an MMA organization in Madrid, Spain. He is in partnership with Ilia Topuria, the UFC Lightweight Champion, who co-owns the MMA promotion WOW FC, which is a leading MMA organization in Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo posted a new video on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. He added the caption, “A new era of fighting is coming” followed by an emoji.
Millions of sports fans commented on the video and posted emojis expressing their happiness on the new partnership between Cristiano Ronaldo and Ilia Topuria.
Ronaldo has said in a press release that MMA represented everything that he believed in such as “discipline, respect, resilience, and a constant pursuit of excellence.”
He praised WOW FC for “creating something powerful and unique” and said that he was “proud to join this project to help grow the sport and inspire the next generation.”
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Topuria also expressed his gratitude to Ronaldo for his involvement in the sport and said that he embodied “the highest level of professionalism and global success.”
He also said that they would take “MMA to new heights and inspire people worldwide to believe that anything is possible.”
Executive chairman of WOW FC Arturo Gullen also expressed his joy that the legendary Portuguese striker was getting involved in the promotion of MMA. He said that Ronaldo’s involvement would elevate the sport to a new level.
He also spoke of redefining “the role of MMA in global culture” together with “Cristiano, Ilia Topuria, our athletes, partners, and millions of fans.”
WOW FC is popular worldwide, and its events are broadcast in more than 170 countries. Cristiano Ronaldo’s partnership with the fight club will give it increased international exposure as the footballer is a global icon.
