Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov shoots for takedown as he meets Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of UFC Saudi Arabia

Shara Magomedov has shot for his first and last takedown of UFC Saudi Arabia fight week.

The one-eyed middleweight contender is set to face fellow knockout artist Michael ‘Venom’ Page in a highly anticipated fight, which will take place during Israel Adesanya’s comeback card in Ridyah on Saturday night.

On Wednesday, ‘Bullet’ took a trip to the home of Cristiano Ronaldo’s soccer team, Al-Nassr FC.

Ronaldo is Francis Ngannou’s friend and a massive fight fan, so he was delighted to bump into the UFC Saudi Arabia star.

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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCShara Magomedov meets Cristiano RonaldoMagomedov and Ronaldo laughed as they immediately got into a fight stance when they met.

Footage shared by Al-Nassr on X – formerly known as Twitter – shows both men pretending to throw punches and kicks at each other before the UFC star did something fans thought he never would.

‘Bullet’ playfully shot for a takedown on the soccer legend before they embraced and began chatting.

The 41-second video shows Ronaldo signing shirts for the UFC contender who got the ultimate football tour.

Magomedov posed for photos with the powers at be before getting back to preparing for ‘MVP’.

Shara Magomedov sends scary warning to Michael Page Magomedov kicked off his UFC career by beating Bruno Silva, Anton Trocoli, and Michał Oleksiejczuk.

Two of those fights went to decision, so the 15-0 star didn’t earn a legion of new fans at the start of his UFC career.

However, he heads into his latest outing as one of the most exciting fighters on the card after pulling off a spectacular knockout at UFC 308 in October. Magomedov’s double-spinning back fist KO win over Armen Petrosyan was one of the best of 2024.

Now he’s looking to secure the most high-profile win of his career by taking out Page, who is a former Bellator title contender known for his epic highlight reel of knockouts.

Ahead of their clash, Magomedov has branded himself a ‘predator’ in his scary pre-fight message to Page.