Ilia Topuria reveals shock gesture Cristiano Ronaldo made after blasting UFC star and claiming he ‘talked too much'
ILIA TOPURIA has opened up on his social media spat with Cristiano Ronaldo, which seemingly ended with a shock gesture from the footie icon.
The Real
Madrid
legend was caught bad-mouthing the former UFC featherweight champion during a conversation with
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Ilia Topuria was last year involved in a social media spat with footie icon Cristiano Ronaldo
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Topuria was caught on camera bad-mouthing the Georgian-born Spaniard
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Ronaldo seemingly ended his spat with Topuria by following him on social media
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Boyhood Los Blancos fan Topuria was left disappointed by Ronaldo's jibe, so much so that he took aim at him on social media.
He said: 'I didn't expect someone like you to be unable to distinguish between confidence and arrogance.'
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo didn't hit back at the Georgian-born Spaniard, whom he eventually followed on social media
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'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.
'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.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has attended multiple UFC events down the years
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'After all that, he started following me. Maybe he saw something different about me.'
Topuria, 28, returns to action early on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 317 in
Las Vegas
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Ilia Topuria Trains For UFC 317 Clash With Charles Oliveira
He'll bid to become the promotion's tenth two-division champion by winning the vacant lightweight title against former belt holder
He said of the 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.
"But the truth is that his style fits perfectly with mine to put him to
sleep
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"Because he has no mobility, he doesn't move."
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Ilia Topuria returns to action early on Sunday morning against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317
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