UFC 317's Ilia Topuria gives update on Cristiano Ronaldo beef after firing F-bomb at footie icon during public spat

The Irish Sun

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ILIA TOPURIA insists he no longer has beef with Cristiano Ronaldo and that the pair are now "good".
The former UFC featherweight champion took exception to the footie icon claiming he "talked too much" and that he'd yet to beat a serious name ahead of his title defence against Max Holloway last October.
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Former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was involved in a spat with Cristiano Ronaldo last year
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Ronaldo drew the ire if Topuria last October by claiming he 'talks too much'
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'El Matador' insists all is now 'good' between himself and CR7
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He told El Partidazo Cope: "Cristiano, he always got something to say. I'm going to personally invite Lionel Messi because he lives there.
'El Matador' later added: "We have Messi,
Topuria, however, no longer bears any ill will towards the
Manchester
United and Real
Madrid
legend.
Speaking to SunSport at the UFC 317 media day, the Georgian-born Spaniard said: "Not at all, we're [all] good."
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During an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Topuria said of the row: 'I think he said something about me when he was in the backstage with Ngannou and it felt bad, to be honest.
'But then, he started following me. So we'll see. Maybe one day we'll meet and chat.
'This is what I said, once he meets me in person, he's not going to have that
opinion
about me.
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Ilia Topuria returns to the octagon on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 317
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'That I talk too much and this and that. But maybe that's the perception they have about me when they see me on social media.
'After all that, he started following me. Maybe he saw something different about me.'
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UFC star Ilia Topuria makes offer to Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso ahead of UFC 317 as Los Blancos eye Mbappe back-up
The undefeated Topuria will be back in the octagon early on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 317 in
Las Vegas
, where he'll vie for the vacant lightweight title.
And he's vowed to become only the tenth fighter in UFC
history
to hold belts in two divisions with a brutal stoppage former 155lbs champ and fan favourite
He said of the pair's Sin City showdown: "Charles is a great fighter.
"I'd say he's a legendary fighter, one of the few still active in the UFC.
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"But the truth is that his style fits perfectly with mine to put him to
sleep
in the first round.
"Because he has no mobility, he doesn't move."