Prior to his savage win on his MMA comeback versus Renan Ferreira, Francis Ngannou enjoyed a warm exchange with fellow sporting legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo shared an emotional conversation with Francis Ngannou before his sucessful MMA comeback on Saturday evening. Ngannou made the move from UFC to boxing last year but was beaten on points by Tyson Fury and was then knocked out by Anthony Joshua in March.

Cameroon's Francis Ngannou made a triumphant return to mixed martial arts by knocking out Renan Ferreria in the first round of their heavyweight clash at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) event dubbed "Battle Of The Giants" in the early hours of Sunday morning.