IT’S not very often you’d imagine anybody having the audacity to challenge Zlatan Ibrahimovic to a fight, but that’s exactly what UFC welterweight Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts did ahead of UFC 204.

The event is being held in Manchester, and Roberts took the opportunity to call out home town boy Ibrahimovic after hearing the United forward is actually a black belt in taekwondo.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United. Source: Getty Images

“I didn’t know that,” Roberts said when asked about about Ibrahimovic’s martial arts experience at a news conference prior t the event.

“Yeah I’d like to see him in the Octagon, see what he’s got,” Roberts said with a smile.

UFC fighter Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts. Source: Supplied

The UFC fighter also acknowledged the spectacle if the whole charade were to ever come to fruition, saying, “at the same time it would probably add a little bit more value to us and what we do. So, yeah. If he’s willing to fight, I’m here.”

It might be a surprise to find out that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a black belt in taekwondo, but when you see him kick a ball it all makes sense. The Korean martial art has an emphasis on head-high kicks, jump kicks, spinning kicks and all forms of kicking. It’s almost the perfect hobby for a professional footballer.

The idea of a fight is clearly just a gag, but here’s the tale of the tape just in case:

Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts

Height: 6’ 1”

Weight: 170 lb

Age: 29

Zlatan “Norse God” Ibrahimovic

Height: 6’ 5”

Weight: 209

Age: 35

So, who you got?

Read more: http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/ufc-fighter-challenges-zlatan-ibrahimovic-id-like-to-see-him-in-the-octagon-100716