Mark Zuckerberg trains with UFC champs for potential Elon Musk showdown Instagram: StylebenderThe much-hyped potential fight between tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk continues to gain traction as the Meta CEO was pictured training with UFC champions. UFC champs Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya posted photos from their training session with Zuckerberg on Instagram, an event the Meta CEO dubbed \u201can honor.\u201d In the photos, Zuckerberg, often perceived as more tech-nerd than athlete, showed off a surprisingly chiseled physique, sparking speculation that he might be serious about a potential showdown with Musk. It isn\u2019t the first time Zuckerberg has trained with Volkanovski. The UFC featherweight champion, fresh off his fifth successful title defense at UFC 290, previously trained with Zuckerberg as part of a Metaverse virtual reality project. The champ also believes that the showdown with Musk could be more than just social media banter. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to happen. And I\u2019m telling you, Zuck\u2019s competitive,\u201d Volkanovski said. \u201cWe know he\u2019s already competed in jiu-jitsu, and he\u2019s pretty athletic. He gets in there and I guess loves challenging himself, and this is going to be a challenge, something new, something exciting.\u201d While the spectacle of two tech giants stepping into the cage could be written off as a publicity stunt, Zuckerberg\u2019s physical readiness and commitment to the sport seem to suggest otherwise. With a background in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and an increasing alignment with the MMA community, the Meta CEO appears to be taking this feud seriously. And it appears that mixed martial artists are already picking sides in this potential billionaire brawl as Musk was recently pictured training with retired UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. The UFC has even started to monetize the feud, selling official merchandise branded with \u201cZuckerberg vs. Musk.\u201d However, the proposed fight has not been without its critics. Some see the feud as an embarrassment, citing the juvenile exchanges between Musk and Zuckerberg on various social media platforms. A recent tweet from Musk proposing a \u201cliteral dick measuring contest\u201d was met with ridicule as the rivalry between Zuckerberg\u2019s Threads and Musk\u2019s Twitter continues to heat up. Despite the controversy, UFC President Dana White appears optimistic about the fight, despite uncertainties regarding where or how it would even take place saying, \u201cWhoever says no, every other state and country will say yes. It\u2019s a billion dollars in revenue, this fight.\u201d As long as Zuckerberg and Musk appear ready to step into the cage, the potential \u2018Battle of the Billionaires\u2019 will undoubtedly continue attracting global attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mark Zuckerberg trains with UFC champs for potential Elon Musk showdown Instagram: StylebenderThe much-hyped potential fight between tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk continues to gain traction as the Meta CEO was pictured training with UFC champions. UFC champs Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya posted photos from their training session with Zuckerberg on Instagram, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}