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The GOAT? Jon Jones picks Ronaldo over Messi because of their Instagram DMs
Paddy Pimblett eyes Conor McGregor showdown at Madison Square Garden
The GOAT? Jon Jones picks Ronaldo over Messi because of their Instagram DMs
The GOAT? Jon Jones picks Ronaldo over Messi because of their Instagram DMs
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The GOAT? Jon Jones picks Ronaldo over Messi because of their Instagram DMs
Jones didn't have difficulty choosing between two of the
greatest soccer players of all time.
Jones (28-1) was recently asked to pick between soccer legends
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, siding with the former for one
simple reason. “Bones†revealed that he has built a friendship with
Ronaldo over Instagram DMs.
“I'm going with Ronaldo, all day, ’cause Ronaldo writes to me,†He
told a fan in an Instagram video. “We have an open dialogue on
Instagram. We DM each other every once in a while. So, I have a
good relationship with Ronaldo. Gotta go with my friend.â€
Jon Jones explains why Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi in
his soccer GOAT debate
Jones isn't the only mixed martial arts fighter Ronaldo has a
friendship with. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and
Juventus star also has regular communication with Khabib
Nurmagomedov and is a stakeholder in Ilia
Topuria's MMA promotion, The
Way of the Warrior.
Ronaldo was even spotted sitting cageside during a UFC Fight Night
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He attended the event to personally
support his friend, Sharabutdin
Magomedov, ahead of the Russian's fight against Michael
Page. Before the bout, the football legend even visited
Magomedov at the Al-Nassr training ground to show his support.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to be the last for Ronaldo. His
Portugal side was eliminated following a 0-1 loss to Spain in the
Round of 16.
Pimblett is plotting a Conor
McGregor fight if they both win at
UFC 329.
McGregor (22-6) is set to return after a five-year hiatus from the
Ultimate Fighting Championship in a welterweight matchup
against Max
Holloway (27-9) in the main event of the upcoming numbered
event on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile,
Pimblett (23-4) co-headlines the card in a lightweight bout against
Benoit St.
Denis (17-3).
Paddy Pimblett wants Conor McGregor matchup at UFC's MSG
event
Pimblett wants to fight again before the end of the year. If
McGregor defeats Holloway, he wants to face the Irish superstar on
the UFC's annual card at Madison Square Garden in New York,
typically scheduled for November. While the Liverpool native
competes at lightweight, he is willing to move up to 170 pounds to
face the former two-division champion.
“The perfect fight for me would be Conor… Mad being on the same
card as Conor McGregor. The biggest name in the sport, it's nice
for him to be back. This is probably going to be the most-watched
UFC of all time,†Pimblett said in a recent interview. “I'm not
gonna be the star of the show on this one, definitely not. Conor
is. But probably gonna be the second star of the show. If Conor
wins and I win… I wanna fight again before the end of the year.
I'll fight him at welterweight, in MSG?â€
With both being former
Cage Warriors champions, Pimblett was initially compared to
McGregor when he joined the UFC. While “The Baddy†initially
welcomed the comparisons, he has since grown into a star in his own
right. He was riding a seven-fight winning streak before he came up
short in an interim lightweight title fight against Justin
Gaethje this past January.
The Scouse-Irish Connection 🔴 🇮🇪 #UFC329@PaddyTheBaddy
on being chief support to Conor
McGregor! pic.twitter.com/iiks5q4dR9— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope)
July 6, 2026
Jones didn't have difficulty choosing between two of the
greatest soccer players of all time.
Jones (28-1) was recently asked to pick between soccer legends
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, siding with the former for one
simple reason. “Bones†revealed that he has built a friendship with
Ronaldo over Instagram DMs.
“I'm going with Ronaldo, all day, ’cause Ronaldo writes to me,†He
told a fan in an Instagram video. “We have an open dialogue on
Instagram. We DM each other every once in a while. So, I have a
good relationship with Ronaldo. Gotta go with my friend.â€
Jon Jones explains why Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi in
his soccer GOAT debate
Jones isn't the only mixed martial arts fighter Ronaldo has a
friendship with. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and
Juventus star also has regular communication with Khabib
Nurmagomedov and is a stakeholder in Ilia
Topuria's MMA promotion, The
Way of the Warrior.
Ronaldo was even spotted sitting cageside during a UFC Fight Night
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He attended the event to personally
support his friend, Sharabutdin
Magomedov, ahead of the Russian's fight against Michael
Page. Before the bout, the football legend even visited
Magomedov at the Al-Nassr training ground to show his support.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to be the last for Ronaldo. His
Portugal side was eliminated following a 0-1 loss to Spain in the
Round of 16.
Poirier wants to make amends for the behavior that led to his
arrest.
Poirier (30-10) was recently arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport after threatening to fight a police
officer and being denied permission to board a flight. He was
admittedly drunk when he approached the airport desk. The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight believes the desk
agents denied him entry and called the police after seeing him
intoxicated.
Dustin Poirier's airport arrest and apology to the police
officer involved
Poirier recently issued an apology to the desk agents with whom he
got into an altercation. “The Diamond†has also asked his lawyer to
acquire the contact details of the police officer he threatened to
fight and called a racial slur.
Poirier now wants to contact the officer to let him know what a
great job he did. He admits that things could have taken a turn for
the worse if it hadn't been for the police officer's
professionalism. The former interim lightweight champion said on
“The Diary of a CEO†podcast:
“The desk agent might have seen I was intoxicated. It was like,
‘Nah, you can't get on this plane.' That might have what started
it. But I do want to apologize to those desk agents, whoever they
are. And the police, for having to put up with me. I actually asked
a lawyer in Atlanta that I've been working with if he can please
give me that officer's information, his address. I want to write
him a letter. His cell phone, if I can call him, just to tell him
how great of a job he did dealing with a person in that condition,
how professional he was. He's incredible… it could have been so
much worse.â€
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