Conor McGregor in awkward moment with Cristiano Ronaldo as football star cuts uncomfortable figure

The sport stars were seated next to each other at the 'Day of Reckoning' boxing event in Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to have his ear chewed off by Conor McGregor with the Portuguese icon looking uncomfortable sitting next to the Dubliner at Saturday's boxing event in Saudi Arabia.

The sport stars were seated next to each other at the 'Day of Reckoning' boxing event in Riyadh, which was headlined by Anthony Joshua taking on Otto Wallin. The two-time former unified heavyweight champion fought on the same card as Deontay Wilder, who lost to the Andy Lee-trained Joseph Parker.

The star-studded event was attended by sport icons and celebrities galore with Ronaldo, 38, and McGregor, 35, leading the line of guests, reports The Daily Star.

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The pair had ringside seats next to each other which was leaked earlier in the evening by the TNT Sports X (formerly Twitter) account which showed the Irishman's name spelled incorrectly with Conor spelled with two n's.

It wasn't long before the cameras were planted on the two men enjoying a chat on the way to their seats. As McGregor finally sat down, he immediately began talking to Ronaldo and someone sat next to the Al-Nassr star.

The Irishman then continued talking for the next minute without barely taking a breath as Ronaldo cut quite the uncomfortable figure having McGregor barking in his ear. Social media saw the funny side of it with one X user writing: "That's a real look of "why didn't I stay at home tonight?".

Another fan claimed: "Never seen him look so uncomfortable" while a third fan suggested what they thought the Real Madrid legend may have been thinking as they wrote: "Cristiano was like "When will this dude shut up".

Ronaldo did end up cracking a smile after he compared his lavish watch to McGregor's which left the former two-division UFC champion cackling.

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