Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s MMA fight rumors are in full swing. Musk’s mother is not in favor of the match. She even called out reporters and the media to “not encourage the match.”
Musk offered the challenge on June 22, 2023, during a conversation about Facebook parent firm META developing a Twitter competitor. Musk then challenged Zuckerberg to a fight. Zuckerberg reacted on Instagram, saying, ‘Send me the location,’ and it appeared like a fight would take place. While both guys have trained in various types of combat, there is no certainty that the event will take place.
While everyone, even UFC president Dana White, seems to be in favor of the megafight, Musk’s mother is strongly against it. In a recent Tweet posted by Lex Fridman, a couple of legendary fighters like George St-Piere and John Danahar, were seen training together, along with Elon Musk. Maye Musk was not happy with the training and quickly tweeted back: “No! Hoping this is just for fun.”
No! 😠😠😠 Hoping this is just for fun. 🧐 https://t.co/C8V3sRiAKH
— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 4, 2023
On May 6, Zuckerberg surprised martial arts fans and demonstrated his talents in his first-ever Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event in Redwood City, California. He demonstrated his grappling abilities by winning gold and silver medals. On the other hand, Musk has little or no skill in mixed martial arts but is training for their possible cage fight.
Elon Musk feels unprepared to fight Mark Zuckerberg
As per reports from The Verge, Musk vs Zuckerberg would be the ultimate matchup. Musk, 51, has the physical advantage over Zuckerberg, and he has spoken about becoming involved in “real hard-core street fights” while growing up in South Africa. With no prior expertise in martial arts, Musk might be lacking in fighting skills. Despite training for hours now, Zuckerberg has more experience in the sport.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg, 39, is an aspiring MMA fighter who has already won Jiu-Jitsu competitions. He also claimed to have just finished the rigorous “Murph Challenge” workout in under 40 minutes. However, Zuckerberg‘s trainer, Khai Wu, is skeptical of the outcome of a possible match with Elon Musk. While Wu is paying respect to Zuckerberg’s tireless ethic, he is unsure how the fight will unfold.
Fridman was amazed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s power and talents, both on the ground and on his feet. He also believes Musk and Zuckerberg could’ve trained in martial arts rather than fighting each other in the MMA cage. Nonetheless, the computer scientist supported Musk.