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Soccer superstar Lionel Messi declined to face off with ex-UFC fighter Ronys Torres

Former UFC fighter Ronys Torres tried to face off with arguably the best soccer player in the world: Lionel Messi.

The Brazilian fighter has been training at Templum BCN in Barcelona, Spain, home city to one of the best soccer teams in the world, FC Barcelona. There, Torres competed at AFL 9 on April 30 where he defeated Tato Primeira via first-round TKO, and helped UFC fighter Yan Cabral train for his fight against Reza Madadi at this past Sunday's UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Apart from training and fighting, Rafinha, owner of Templum BCN, invited Torres to watch Barcelona vs.