Cristiano Ronaldo, Kanye West and Conor McGregor are among the famous faces in Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury’s Battle of the Baddest fight against Francis Ngannou
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Several famous faces have been spotted in Saudi Arabia during Tyson Fury’s ‘Battle of the Baddest’ crossover fight against Francis Ngannou.
The Gypsy King and former MMA star will clash in Riyadh tonight in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year, with ring walks starting at 10.40pm.
It comes after a gala dinner was held on Friday where several celebrities and big names from across the sporting world were photographed together.
And on Saturday there were even more familiar faces to be seen, with Cristiano Ronaldo – who moved to Saudi Arabia last year when he joined Al-Nassr – seen spending time with Tommy Fury after mingling with Tyson backstage last night.
A ‘World Champions Lunch’ was also held during the day, with several boxing legends such as Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao and MMA star Conor McGregor all in attendance.
Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted with Tommy Fury ahead of Tyson Fury versus Francis Ngannou
Many fighting legends such as Mike Tyson, Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao are also in Saudi Arabia
Kanye West showed up in Riyadh to attend the highly anticipated crossover fight
Rio Ferdinand was also in Saudi Arabia and briefly joined TNT Sports for their live coverage
WWE chief Vince McMahon (right) and legendary wrestler The Undertaker (left) were also there
Ronaldo’s former Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand is out in Saudi Arabia and was present at the fight.
The 44-year-old attended TNT Sport’s build-up to Fury-Ngannou and discussed the evening ahead.
Elsewhere, Kanye West showed up in Riyadh to take on the boxing duties, as did WWE chief Vince McMahon and legendary wrestler ‘The Undertaker’.
Meanwhile, Tyson has been coaching Ngannou in the build-up to his fight with Fury and the former boxer was another guest at Friday’s gala dinner.
Tyson was pictured with Brazilian Ronaldo, with the football legend currently busy as owner and chairman of Spanish second division club Real Valladolid.
Oleksandr Usyk – who last month signed a contract for an undisputed world heavyweight title fight with Fury later this year – was also at the event and exchanged an unexpected hug with Fury during the night.
Brazilian Ronaldo was photographed with Tyson at a gala dinner before the fight on Friday evening
Oleksandr Usyk was also there and shared an unexpected hug with Fury ahead of their fight
Iconic American rapper Eminem looked unrecognizable as he posed with Ngannou
Many other boxing stars were also pictured, including former light welterweight and welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton.
The Brit is now a promoter and trainer and his son Campbell fights professionally at lightweight.
Legendary American rapper Eminem could also be seen enjoying himself as he posed for photos with Ngannou.
However, the now 51-year-old looked unrecognizable from his heyday in the spotlight as he wore a cap and appeared to be sporting a ponytail.
