Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulates Cristiano Ronaldo for '15 years at the top' in football

UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently took to Instagram and praised Juventus star Cristia Ronaldo for his longevity in football. Eagle is a big fan of sport as well as a supporter of CR7’s former club Real Mrid. On several occasions, Russian has been photographed with Ronaldo, who is also a huge UFC fan. In fact, during a recent interview, Cristia Ronaldo even mitted that he prefers watching a UFC or boxing bout over a 90-minute long football match.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulates Cristia Ronaldo

As two legends remain fans of each or, Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulated Ronaldo after Portuguese footballer scored twice for Juventus against Parma on Saturday. “15 years at top. Almost impossible,” Russian wrote on his Instagram story next to an im of footballer. Apart from Khabib, 35-year-old received praise from millions of fans for his achievement and was even awarded Golden Foot Award for his long-term contribution to sport.

Golden Foot Award is given to outstanding players who are over of 28, with previous winners including Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Andres Iniesta. While Ronaldo became 18th man to win this distinction, his arch-rival Lionel Messi is yet to receive prestigious award. Barcelona captain is way behind on goalscoring list, as he has scored 26 goals this year across all competitions, compared to Ronaldo’s 44.

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Cristia Ronaldo prays tribute to Khabib Nurmagomedov

Earlier this year, Cristia Ronaldo paid tribute to Khabib Nurmagomedov after he defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and went on to anunce his retirement from sport. footballer took an im of Khabib celebrating his victory over Gaethje and posted on Instagram with caption, “Congrats bro! Your far is proud of you”.

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After win, Eagle broke down in tears while remembering his late far, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who passed away in July following complications arising from COVID-19. Russian fighter n placed his gloves in middle of octagon, saying that he me a promise to his mor that this would be his last fight. While Nurmagomedov has interest in coming back, UFC President Dana White is confident that Eagle could return for one last bout.

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Im Source: Cristia Ronaldo, Khabib Nurmagomedov/ Instagram