A severe beating could be in Cristiano Ronaldo's future ... and it's reportedly all because he hugged and kissed a female painter in Iran last month.
Here's the deal ... Ronaldo was in the country to play in Al-Nassr's Asian Champions League game against Persepolis on Sept. 19 -- but before the match happened, he was greeted by several fans who showered him with gifts.
One of them included painter Fatima Hamimi, who creates art with her feet due to a disability.
She handed over two ultra-realistic drawings of the 38-year-old .