The two athletes sat together for the Day of Reckoning card in Riyadh.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the figures of the moment in Saudi Arabia, while Conor McGregor seems to be the uncomfortable guest in every place where he appears. Together, they starred in a memorable moment on Saturday night in Riyadh, and social media did not waste a single minute of the uncomfortable encounter.
On Saturday night, audiences around the world had the opportunity to witness one of the most lavish boxing shows of all time. The Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted the highly anticipated fights between Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder against Joseph Parker.
The stands were full of personalities, but among them, there was one interaction that captured the attention of internet users above the rest: McGregor’s animated chat with an apparently uncomfortable Cristiano Ronaldo.
The person in charge of distributing the stars who attended the fight must be regretting his unfortunate decision, or, on the contrary, perhaps he is satisfied given that the strange moment has gone viral.
The awkward moment
In the video circulating on social networks, McGregor can be seen in an animated conversation with another person who is on the other side of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese star, for his part, looks totally uncomfortable with the Irish champion’s incessant chatter.
Finally, McGregor says something else that makes Ronaldo laugh; however, another somewhat awkward moment occurred an instant later when Conor extended his hand to Cristiano, who was distracted.
When he saw that the footballer did not return his greeting, the fighter tried to take his interlocutor’s hand, but immediately changed his objective and tried to pull his left arm in an apparent attempt to compare the luxury watches that both were wearing. “Who is winning this one?”McGregor is heard asking, apparently referring to the watches.
The meeting sparked laughter and criticism from internet users about McGregor’s attitude.
Social media reactions
Social media users did not waste a moment to poke fun at McGregor’s situation, comparing him to the failed attempts of some not-so-attractive young men trying to approach beautiful women in bars and pubs around the world.
Others tried to interpret the footballer’s gesture, with one user commenting, “Ronaldo is thinking: God, save me.” Another said, “Bro does not want to be there, LOL,” referring to Ronaldo.
Someone else pointed out, “We all got that one mate in the pub,” and another said, “Ronaldo was thinking to himself, ‘how did I get here in the first place?’””Ronaldo looks thrilled to be sitting next to McGregor,” said another user, ironically.
The reactions of the fans have been very varied, but they are invariably on the side of Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not hesitate to share another angle of his meeting with McGregor on his Instagram account, asking his followers, “Best caption wins.”
