Benzema to UFC? Real Madrid star openly declares MMA ambition after football career

With departure of Cristia Ronaldo to Juventus, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was entrusted with task of spearheading frontline and Frenchman hasn’t disappointed. Having finished second in Pichichi race behind Barcelona ace Lionel Messi, Benzema stands as most trusted man for Zinedine Zidane. Although he still has a few more years to play at top level, striker already has a different sport in sight - MMA.

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Benzema MMA stint? Fouad Ezbiri's question invites surprising response 

Benzema has been spending time interacting with his fans and friends via his official YouTube channel after clinching LaLiga title. After an extensive question-answer round with fans a few days back, Frenchman took questions from his friends this time around. session saw some exciting answers from Benzema, with one question particularly attracting attention. 

Benzema is a huge fan of fighting sports, particularly MMA. Keeping this in mind, French kickboxer Fouad Ezbiri asked Los Blancos star if he had any plans to step in ring. Real Madrid striker stated that he does love fighting sports. He went on to reveal that he has trained with Ezbiri in past and would do so again. Benzema suggested idea of training for a period of six months with boxer, after which latter will decide if French striker can step in UFC ring. 

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never mattered: Benzema 

Benzema was quizzed on his assessment, if any, on number of years he could play football. Without mentioning period, he asserted that he focuses on every minute detail to look after himself. He was doing everything to get best out of himself on field, said former Lyon forward. He did state that he realises he is t in early years of his career, but has never mattered to France international. 

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Benzema's honest response to James Rodriguez 

Besides Ezbiri, Benzema's Real Madrid teammate James Rodriguez questioned striker on his choice of assisting or scoring a goal. forward revealed that he loves to score goals. But if he has a good partner upfront and in a good position to score, he'd prefer to assist too, furr stating that he chooses both. 

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