Ronaldo takes on UFC's McGregor

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Ronaldo takes on UFC's McGregor

The Portuguese star won the top continental titles with club and country this season, seemingly prompting him to look for a new challenge in a more brutal sport EXTRA TIME

Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved it all during his illustrious football career and the three-time Ballon d'Or winner is seemingly eyeing a new challenge - breaking into the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

After captaining Portugal to their first major title at Euro 2016 following Real Madrid's Champions League triumph, Ronaldo stepped into the Octagon with UFC star Conor McGregor on Sunday.

Enjoying a break from football duties in the United States, a tanned Ronaldo joined the UFC featherweight champion at his Las Vegas training camp.

Ronaldo took to Instagram to share a photo of the pair's dramatic stair-down pose, writing: "Great to see u [sic] bro!!".

The Irishman wrote a caption, which read:
"My brother Ronaldo dropped by the gym today! He is an animal... I will see you for that Forbes number one spot next year."