MMA and soccer fans are thrilled to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Khamzat Chimaev together. The MMA fighter had the opportunity to meet with the recently retired soccer star. Furthermore, both athletes even trained together.
This monumental meeting between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Khamzat Chimaev has ignited excitement among the fans. Some fans have even started cheering for the Swedish soccer player to start a career in MMA.
Chimaev shared a picture with Ibrahimovic in his recent Instagram post, where they both were seen holding the soccer player’s jersey. Furthermore, the jersey was signed by the soccer legend himself. Fans were seen excited about this meeting as one fan commented, “Squad goals”.
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One fan even prompted that this could be the start of something new as they wrote, “Zlatan new career in MMA?” Another fan was seen sharing the same sentiments as they commented, “Bro gonna start a new career now.” While another fan was seen thrilled with this monumental meeting as they wrote, “Elite photo… When greatness meets greatness.”
Some fans were even seen commenting on who would win a match between these two. One even said it would be a match between a lion and a wolf. Fans are thrilled to see two of the biggest stars of soccer and MMA together.
Conor McGregor once invited Zlatan Ibrahimovic to train with him
In 2017, Ibrahimovic was seen praising Conor McGregor and even making a prediction for the Irishman’s boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. The soccer player believed that McGregor have the same confidence as him and would emerge victorious in the match.
Ibrahimovic shared, “I think it’s a hard fight. Conor has power, he can knock you out from any angle. And he has confidence, like me. He is the Ibrahimovic of martial arts and I’m McGregor of the football world.
“So, I see him with his confidence, he will win. Because he believes in himself so much and as I say, in everything you do, the mental part is 50 percent. If you have the mental, the head, you can do it and achieve. And then at the same time, he’s skillful, he is the one he is. So, I believe in Conor.”
🗣 “I respect Zlatan and his positive-winning-mentality mindset, but let’s get this straight: there is only one Conor McGregor! Zlatan Ibrahimović is trying to be the Conor McGregor of football – good luck to him.”
– Conor McGregor. pic.twitter.com/e9L0yRXzWP
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) March 19, 2019
McGregor was also seen returning the praise as he invited the soccer player to train with him. In an interview, the MMA fighter shared, “I respect Zlatan and his positive-winning-mentality mindset, but let’s get this straight: there is only one Conor McGregor!
“Zlatan Ibrahimovic is trying to be the Conor McGregor of football – good luck to him. Zlatan and Paul Pogba are welcome to come and train with me whenever they like.”
Floyd Mayweather or Conor McGregor?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic picks his winner! pic.twitter.com/xMNmqIxdtD— SPORTbible (@sportbible) August 26, 2017
Zlatan’s prediction about McGregor’s match was, however, wrong, as the Irishman lost to Mayweather. It is, however, still unknown if Zlatan ever took up McGregor’s offer and trained with him.