Ronaldo and Neymar were seen having a deep talk before Tyson Fury fought Oleksandr Usyk.
Many well-known people were in Riyadh for the fight, which was in the heavyweight division and aimed to name an undisputed winner for the first time this century.
Ronaldo, who plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, has been to a lot of big fights in the Middle East. He was seen standing with Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Francis Ngannou before Ngannou and Joshua fought in March.
As the Kingdom Arena got ready for the big fight on Saturday, the football player, who was sitting next to Joshua, was the center of attention.
Before the main event started, the 39-year-old was approached by Neymar, a former rival and fellow football great. The two talked for a short time before embracing.
For many years, the two stars were rivals. They played each other a lot when Ronaldo was at Real Madrid and Neymar was at Barcelona.
Even now, they play each other. This season, Neymar’s Al-Hilal won the Saudi Pro League title ahead of Ronaldo’s team.
The hug on Saturday was friendly, though, and the two seemed to share a joke before Neymar, who has played with Lionel Messi twice, went to his place. Messi is Ronaldo’s biggest rival.
During the talk, Joshua could be seen sitting next to Ronaldo.
When asked who he thought would win the fight, Neymar said, “Of course Tyson, but it’s a great fight, it’s an amazing fight.”Steven Gerrard, a former Liverpool player and current boss of Aston Villa, joined the forward in supporting Fury by going into his locker room before the fight.
When asked by TNT Sports, Gerrard said, “I’m usually an armchair boxer. I’m a big fan, but I like to watch it on TV.”
“When there is no doubt, when it’s Tyson Fury, when it’s so big, when it’s in Saudi, I have to be here to see it.”
“Tyson all the way! I’ve been a big fan for a long time.” It looks like he could do it based on his size, length, weight, and what I’ve seen him do before. He’ll be facing a very awkward customer, that much we all know. It will be Tyson Fury all day.