What's better than seeing professional MMA fighters battle it out in a cage match if not two tech billionaires exchanging fists? A fight has been brewing since the two's back-and-forth response to one another, and it looks like we're actually going to see it happen.
UFC President Gets Involved
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been indirectly communicating publicly about the potential fight for all the world to see. To say that people are rooting for a fight would be an understatement and it may just happen.
UFC President Dana White says that he talked to the two tech billionaires and that they were both "absolutely dead serious" about the fight, as mentioned in The Wrap. If they actually go through with it, the venue would be at the UFC Octagon.
White says that it's possible for the fight to have thrice the viewership of the match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor back in 2017, which had approximately 50 million viewers in the United States alone.
Seeing as Musk and Zuckerberg are at the head of the most used social media platforms, they likely have more people interested in watching compared to professional fighters who appeal mostly to MMA fans. It's a different story when it comes to how long they can last.
The UFC President believes that they can hold out longer than people expect. While Musk has the weight advantage, Zuckerberg has the training. The Meta CEO has already won Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments in California, earning silver and gold medals.
Musk weighs about 180 pounds, compared to Zuckerberg at 154 pounds. The Tesla CEO is also taller at 5"11 in height, as opposed to Zuckerberg at 5"7. Of course, the weight and height difference are only two factors that can contribute to the outcome.
Musk claims that he's had experience in street fights as he was growing up in South Africa, as reported. Still, it might not be enough to face someone who's had actual disciplined training. It's likely that Musk will hire a trainer to prepare him for the challenge.
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How Did It Start?
It started off with Meta introducing Threads, which was meant to be a "Twitter Rival." Musk being Musk and the owner of Twitter, of course, reacted sarcastically saying that he's sure "Earth can't wait to be exclusively under Zuck's thumb with no other options."
When a user replied saying that Zuckerberg knew jiu-jitsu now, Musk said he was up for a cage match. When the Meta CEO saw the tweet, he took a screenshot and put it on his Instagram Story, with the caption "Send Me Location," as reported by The Verge.
In all seriousness, Musk responded with a venue, Vegas Octagon, even joking that he would perform a move called "The Walrus" where he would just lie on top of his opponent and do nothing, using his weight against Zuckerberg.
This all eventually led to the two talking to UFC President Dana White, so soon enough, we might see an announcement about the fight with more details. Let's just hope that it would be aired live so we can all watch it.
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