Former Manchester United player Patrice Evra set to make mixed martial arts debut

[p]"Former captain of 'Les Bleus', [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evra-patrice/2DWooYCC/"]Evra[/a] will fulfil his new dream of competing in an MMA bout," said the PFL in a statement.[/p][p]The PFL said the 43-year-old had been training in combat sports since 2016 alongside his friend the Paris-based PFL star Cedric Doumbe.[/p][p][b]"You guys should know by now, I love this game too! I've performed on the world's biggest stages, won every major trophy in football, but PFL Europe Paris will be an incredibly special night for me,"[/b] said Evra, who won 81 France caps and played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a].[/p][p][b]"I've been training alongside the best in the world for years, and they'll also tell you I'm ready for this."[/b][/p][p]The name of his opponent will be announced "shortly".[/p][embed guid="1258479b-efc2-4c86-85c3-ab160aecd5b0" url="https://x.com/Evra/status/1915785122579681439" social-type="twitter" /][p]On social media, Evra joked about facing former Uruguayan footballer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suarez-luis/dUShzrBp/"]Luis Suarez[/a], who he accused of racially insulting him during a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a]-Manchester United game in 2011. Suarez was banned for eight games.[/p][p]Evra posted on social media that the PFL [b]"asked who I wanna face. I said: Luis Suarez... He can even bite me."[/b][/p][p]The fight has been scheduled on a PFL card, on May 23rd at the Accor Arena in Paris.[/p]