Elon Musk Spotted Training for Potential Fight With Mark Zuckerberg

Elon Musk Spotted Training for Potential Fight With Mark Zuckerberg

Byron Pillay
updated at June 29, 2023 at 7:57 AM
  • Elon Musk challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight which could take place in UFC's Octagon
  • The Twitter boss has already begun training for his fight against the Facebook and Meta chief
  • UFC legend Georges St-Pierre offered to train Musk and Jon Jones offered to train Zuckerberg

Elon Musk is apparently taking his potential bout against Mark Zuckerberg very seriously.

The Twitter boss and Facebook founder have agreed to take each other on in a cage fight, and Musk isn’t wasting time getting ready.

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Elon Musk has been spotted training with a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in preparation for his fight against Mark Zuckerberg. Image: @MMJHealthcare
Source: Twitter

As noted by The Mirror, Musk has already been spotted preparing for the fight, as pictures emerged of him training with Lex Fridman, a scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Fridman, who is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt, took to social media to share two photos of the session.

A noted by talkSPORT, the BJJ Black Belt was impressed by Musk during the session.

“I’m extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill, on the feet and on the ground. It was epic. It’s really inspiring to see Elon and Mark doing martial arts,” he said.

The South African-born Musk has also accepted an offer from UFC legend, Georges St-Pierre, to train him for the fight against Zuckerberg.

During his childhood, the Space X owner previously trained in Kyokushin karate, taekwondo, judo, and BJJ, while Facebook’s boss has won medals in jiu-jitsu skills at a recent tournament.

UFC Heavyweight champion, Jon 'Bones' Jones, has also offered to train Zuckerberg for the fight, which could take place in UFC’s Octagon.

Jon Jones backs Mark Zuckerberg

As Sports Brief reported, Jones has offered Zuckerberg his services ahead of his potential fight against Musk.

The Meta chief and the Twitter boss could contest the strangest cage fight after an exchange on social media.

Musk took to Twitter to say he would be ‘up for a fight’ with Zuckerberg, who replied to ask for a fight location.

White: Zuckerberg vs. Musk possible

What initially appeared as a casual back-and-forth between Zuckerberg and Musk on Twitter may have taken a serious twist, as far as comments from UFC chief, Dana White are concerned.

The Tesla CEO recently challenged Meta's boss to a cage fight, something White believes is a possibility, as Sports Brief reported. The UFC president believes it would be a blockbuster battle.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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