It’s a fusion of the two sports trending highest with American millenials right now. Yes, mixed martial arts and soccer/world football come together as recently signed Manchester United superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic took in UFC 200 in Las Vegas last night.
Here’s a photo that your middle school aged kids/nieces and nephews will be talking about.
.@ManUtd in the house! Enjoy the fights tonight, @Ibra_official! #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/lLqbJwrvYR
— UFC (@ufc) July 10, 2016
Ibrahimovic recently retired from international play, as Sweden were eliminated from the 2016 European Championships. Ibra will not continue on with his national team for the Olympics, and instead becomes fully integrated with his new team, United, during their preseason activities.
Last night was a great bit of leisure of Zlatan, who is a martial arts enthusiast and expert. According to ESPN FC:
“Ibra, who earned a black belt in taekwondo as a 17-year-old in his hometown of Malmo, was also handed an honorary black belt from the Italian national taekwondo team in 2010.”
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