The confusion surrounding the alleged duel between the two billionaires and technological satraps began a week ago, when rumors appeared on the web that Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta (the owner of Facebook) planned to launch a platform competing with Twitter.
, who – provoked by one of the Twitter users – stated that he was ready to fight Zuckerberg in the cage. To everyone’s surprise, the founder of Facebook accepted the challenge. “Send me the location,” he wrote on Instagram. Elon Musk decided to lead this “game” further and in one of the following entries he actually proposed a place. The fight would take place in the famous UFC octagon in Las Vegas. Although it is still not known whether the duel will finally take place, the very idea has already heated the internet red. Suffice it to say that bookmakers have started taking bets on the winner. According to DraftKing, a popular American betting company, Zuckerberg is the clear favourite.
Zuckerberg is 12 years younger and took part in a challenge where he ran a mile, completed 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups and 300 sit-ups, then ran another mile wearing a 9kg vest
said Johnny Avello, Director of Racing and Sports Operations at DraftKings. Bovada, on the other hand, has a different opinion. A spokesperson for the company stated that physical conditions give Elon Musk a better chance.
The champion wants to train Elon Musk to fight Zuckerberg. “An absolute honor”
This week, Georges St-Pierre, a Canadian MMA fighter and two-time UFC welterweight champion in 2006 and 2008 and a middleweight in 2017, contacted the CEO of Tesla Motors himself.
@elonmusk I’m a huge fan of yours and it would be an absolute honor to help you and be your training partner against Zuckerberg
St-Pierre wrote on Twitter.
Okay, let’s do it
– replied Elon Musk, who this week already fought a training duel with the well-known American journalist and podcaster Lex Fridman.
Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg fight. The billionaire’s parents are appealing
It turns out that the struggle of billionaires is strongly opposed by … the parents of Elon Musk. The father of the head of Tesla and SpaceX, in which he expressed his concerns about the idea. “The thing is, if this crazy fight happens and Elon beats this guy, he’ll be called a thug because he’s so much heavier and taller. And if he loses, the humiliation will be total,” said Errol Musk. He also stated that he and his family are “very concerned” about the potential matchup.
Elon earned a purple belt in the JKA (Japanese Karate Association). But he has no killer instinct. He cares too much about others
– added.
Elon’s mother, 52-year-old Maye Musk, also hopes that the clash will not take place in the end. “Fight on words. In armchairs. One and a half meters apart. The funniest person wins,” she wrote on Twitter last week. In another entry, she appealed to Twitter users not to encourage her son to this duel.
Elon Musk may have a problem. Zuckerberg has been training ju-jitsu for years
While Elon Musk – at least in recent years – has not had much to do with combat sports, Mark Zuckerberg trains intensively in Brazilian ju-jitsu. He even took part in professional competitions and won two medals in his debut.
I participated in my first jiu-jitsu tournament and won some medals for the ‘Guerrilla’ team
– the 38-year-old boasted on social media and thanked the coaches for their support.
Privately, Zuckerberg is a fan of mixed martial arts (MMA). There was even talk at the time that he could fight in the UFC. I like watching the UFC and training the sport. I inspired many of my friends – we train together, we fight together. There’s a certain strength to it that I like.
Source: Gazeta
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