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As arguably the best football player in recent history, Cristiano Ronaldo received another award to add to his collection. As the all-time leading scorer of the Champions League, Ronaldo was given a special award for his accomplishment by the Union of European Football Associations.
Ronaldo, 39, received the award on Aug. 29. To the delight of his fans, the football star subsequently posted his accomplishment on Instagram.
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Countless members of the sports fraternity and fans reacted to the award beneath Ronaldo's post, including former Bellator welterweight Dillon Danis.
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Danis commented on Ronaldo's post, saying:
"Congrats brother"
![Dillon Danis commenting on Cristiano Ronaldo's Instagram post. [Image courtesy: @cristiano on Instagram]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/08/6d16c-17249645666631-1920.jpg)
Danis has no known direct connection to Ronaldo, though the two share a friendship with Conor McGregor. As a result, Danis has frequently shown his support for 'CR7' on social media.
According to their social media pages, McGregor introduced Danis to Ronaldo in 2016.
Dillon Danis' fighting career so far
Although he continues to train and claims he will return to the cage, Dillon Danis has not competed in a sanctioned MMA fight since submitting Max Humphrey at Bellator 222 in 2019. He has since endured several injuries and has claimed to want to return to fighting but has yet to have another MMA fight confirmed.
The 31-year-old rose to fame as a grappling prodigy but his most recent competition took place in the boxing ring in October 2023. Danis lost to Logan Paul in his professional boxing debut by disqualification in the final round after getting out-pointed for the entire fight.
The semi-retired fighter was released by Bellator in late 2023 and campaigned to be signed by the UFC, a movement that gathered little to no momentum. Danis announced his retirement several times since his last MMA fight but continues to engage with other fighters on social media and tease a potential return.
