Daniel Ricciardo Once Stated How UFC Makes Him Sleep Better at Night

Pranay Bhagi | 17/08/2024
Daniel Ricciardo Once Stated How UFC Makes Him Sleep Better at Night

Daniel Ricciardo once appeared on the P1 with Matt and Tommy’s YouTube channel in which the Aussie took a US road trip with the host Matt. During this trip, Matt asked the VCARB driver about his bedtime routine.

Ricciardo replied, “I hate light but I love noise. So the room has to be really dark. I love UFC so I put on a press conference or a UFC podcast.” 

Ricciardo added that he likes the true crime stuff and sometimes falls asleep to the dark stories. The Aussie explained how listening to someone else from another walk of life is a positive distraction for him. All this helps him to switch off from the F1 world.

Ricciardo has been a UFC fan for a long time. The Honey Badger once asked Dana White to sign him once his F1 career was done, suggesting a career in UFC as a way for him to get his anger out.

The eight-time Grand Prix winner has also trained with a few UFC superstars. Before the 2022 Brazilian GP, Ricciardo was spotted with former UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira. McLaren’s Instagram handle uploaded several training videos of the duo.

In November of 2023, UFC also uploaded a video where Max Hollaway trained Ricciardo teaching him a few attacking and defensive techniques. The video ended with Ricciardo and Hollaway playing the EA Sports UFC 5.

Ricciardo backs himself to beat Lewis Hamilton in MMA fight

In 2021, Ricciardo spoke with Big Zuu for UFC. The Aussie suggested that he’d beat Hamilton in a potential showdown between the two drivers.

Speaking on British television, Ricciardo said, “I’d definitely back myself. I maybe did a dozen BJJ lessons around 8 years ago now. I think I have watched enough MMA over time to have half an idea of what to do.”

The VCARB driver was then asked the same question with Lando Norris against him. He stated the McLaren driver would have “no chance” in a UFC fight.

Ricciardo even asked Hamilton for a fight after the Briton posted a video of hitting the pads on his social media. The Honey Badger requested for it to be a charity fight but the seven-time champion wasn’t in on the idea.

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Pranay Bhagi

Pranay Bhagi is an F1 Journalist at the Sportsrush. He's been following the sport since 2010 and has been a Sebastian Vettel enthusiant since then. He started his F1 journalism journey two years ago and has written over 1300 articles. As an Aston Martin supporter, he hopes for Fernando Alonso to win the 3rd title. Apart from F1, anything with an engine and wheel intruiges him. In true petrolhead sense, he often travels across the country on his motorcycle.

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