Photos: Conor McGregor Trains With Top Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo

Ahead of his immediate 170-pound rematch against the only man to ever defeat him in the UFC, Nate Diaz, reigning 145-pound UFC Champion Conor McGregor is not only bringing in the best boxers and jiu-jitsu players to help him prepare for the Stockton Bad Boy, he’s also bringing in the world’s best ….soccer players?!

On late Sunday evening, “The Notorious” one posted photos on his official Instagram page that showed him working inside an Octagon with world-famous soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.

While’s McGregor’s current total of 5.7 million Instagram followers is impressive to say the least, he has quite a ways to go before he catches up with Ronaldo, who currently has 70.1 million followers on his Instagram page.

Below, courtesy of McGregor and Ronaldo’s Instagram pages, are some of the photos of McGregor and Ronaldo working out together over the weekend.

Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 headlines the upcoming UFC 202 pay-per-view event, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 PPV!

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