Tottenham captain Son Heung-min found himself employed as a piece of exercise equipment by a combat sports star during the club's pre-season tour of South Korea.<br /><br />On Saturday morning, Son announced that he would leave Spurs after a decade in north London to seek out a new challenge.<br /><br />The 33-year-old has been linked with MLS side Los Angeles FC and is understood to favour a move stateside as his time in the Premier League comes to a close.<br /><br />On Sunday, Spurs face Newcastle in a pre-season clash at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, with a sell-out crowd of 66,000 fans expected to attend.<br /><br />However, before Hcandan could bow out in front of his countrymen, Son and his Tottenham team-mates were treated to some pre-match festivities in the South Korean capital, including meeting a bona fide giant.<br /><br />As the team was completing media duties, Son met up with combat sports star Choi Hong-man.<br /><br />The 7ft 2in 2005 K-1 Seoul Grand Prix winner subsequently proceeded to lift Son into his arms and cradle the winger like a baby.<br /><br />An embarrassed Son could only hide his laughter as the assembled photographers rushed to get a shot of the bizarre sight.<br /><br />Choi was later seen play-fighting with some of Son's teammates, including Pape Mata Sarr, who was trapped in a bearhug by the 350lb colossus.<br /><br />Despite his extensive kickboxing background, the 44-year-old Choi is most famous for his forays into MMA between 2006 and 2016.<br /><br />During that time, Choi fought arguably the two greatest heavyweight fighters of the era, Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop.<br /><br />The 44-year-old was also scheduled to be Brock Lesnar's first MMA opponent when the WWE transitioned from the world of professional wrestling in 2007.<br /><br />A pre-fight medical screening ultimately scuppered the bout, however, due to a tumor in his pituitary gland that was later removed through surgery.<br /><br />The friendly between Spurs and Newcastle kicks off tomorrow at noon BST.<br /><br />Peaking ahead of the game, Tottenham boss Thomas Frank heaped praise on his departing captain. <br /><br />'I think it's very clear,' Frank said. 'It's no secret that Sonny will start and will lead the team out as captain. <br /><br />'I'm looking forward to that in many ways, and if it is to be the last game for Sonny, what a place to do it in South Korea, his homecountryry in front of his home fans.<br /><br />'That could potentially be a beautiful ending. First and foremost, with the biggest respect to Sonny and what he's done for the club.'
