Heartwarming video shows Cristiano Ronaldo asking Israel Adesanya for an update on Alex Volkanovski after the Australian crashed and suffered mental health issues

• Ronaldo bumps into Adesanya in Saudi Arabia
• Ronaldo demands update on Volkanovski’s condition
• The pair will compete in Fury-Ngannou’s fight

Cristiano Ronaldo was overheard asking Israel Adesanya about his good friend Alex after Australia’s Islam Makhachev was knocked out last weekend ·The case of Volkanovski.

Adesanya is currently in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, watching the blockbuster showdown between former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

Ronaldo, who lives and plays football in Saudi Arabia, is a long-time boxing fan and met the former UFC champion at Saturday’s Champions Night.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s chat with Adesanya was recorded and Volkanovski’s name was heard mentioned during the brief conversation.

“I sent a message to Volkanovski,” Ronaldo appears to say in the video clip.

Adesanya responded: ‘Wolker? Oh, he’s good. He’s good.’

Despite his deep voice, Ronaldo’s concern for the Australian UFC star was evident – and Adesanya expressed gratitude for the footballer’s concern.

This comes after Volkanovski suffered a shocking loss to lightweight king Makhachev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.

An emotional Volkanovski spoke to the media after the game, holding back tears as he talked about the pressure he’s been under over the past few months.

After days of dealing with the loss, “The Great” released a video detailing his emotional struggles and telling his fans that he was “okay.”

Ronaldo also sat down with Tyson Fury at the event, with the Gypsy King admitting he is a huge fan of the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star.

“Cristiano, you are the greatest footballer of all time, I mean it,” Fury said.

‘I’m a huge fan. I watched you the first time at Manchester United, the second time, and all the time you were at Real Madrid. “

It seems the world heavyweight champion is not a big fan of Lionel Messi.

Also present at the championship night were all members of the Fury family, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Israel Adesanya, Chuck Liddell, Lenox Lewis, Oscar De La · De La Hoya and Oleksandr Usyk.

Since Ronaldo’s two-year, £172million move to Al Nasr, he has had ample opportunity to compete in high-profile fighting events in Saudi Arabia.

Speaking about the upcoming match, Fury told the media: “It will be like the table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, completely different.”

Fury and Usyk, who signed a contract last month to fight head-to-head in Saudi Arabia yesterday, will set up a fight for the undisputed world heavyweight title later this year. Held in Riyadh on December 23.

The pair have been trading insults recently, including Fury labeling Usyk a “sausage” and then bumping into each other after walking on the red carpet of boxing royalty before Fury-Ngannou’s dinner.

The pair unexpectedly embraced before the Ukrainian lifted his rival’s title.