• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Elon Musk receives training offer from UFC star ahead of billionaire cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg

Home> MMA

Updated 17:07 23 Jun 2023 GMT+1Published 17:05 23 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Elon Musk receives training offer from UFC star ahead of billionaire cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg

Elon Musk challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight on Thursday.

Joe Adams

Joe Adams

Elon Musk has received training offers from two UFC stars to help prepare him for his proposed cage fight against Mark Zuckerberg.

Twitter chairman, Musk, challenged his social media rival, Zuckerberg, to a cage fight on Thursday.

The 51-year-old tweeted that he was "up for a cage fight" with the Facebook and Meta boss.

Advert

Zuckerberg was quick to respond, simply stating: "Send me location", to which Musk proposed the Las Vegas Octagan.

But what started as a joke has snowballed into a genuine possibility, with UFC president Dana White revealing both men were "dead serious" about the fight.

Meanwhile, MMA stars Jorge Masvidal and Sean Strickland have offered their services to help train Musk for the fight.

Strickland is currently ranked seventh in the UFC middle weight category while Masvidal recently retired from the sport after an impressive 20-year innings which saw him compete for the UFC welterweight title twice.

And both men appear keen on getting Musk into shape for what has been labelled the "biggest fight in the history of the world" by White.

Advert

Strickland was the first to throw his hat in the ring, lambasting Zuckerberg and telling Musk to come to Vegas.

He tweeted: "Man f*** Mark Zuckerberg.. Dirty communist…. No one wants your goggles and your disinformation censorship but…. Facebook market gets a pass…. @elonmusk come to Vegas. We will put in work!'"

Masvidal soon followed by putting his name forward."@elonmusk lmk we get some work in," tweeted the American.

Meanwhile, Zuckerberg is well renowned for his jiu-jitsu skills, regularly posting videos of himself in action on Instagram.

Advert

Just last month, the 38-year-old entered a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament, winning a gold and a silver medal in the two disciplines he took part in.

On the other hand, Musk took pride in his signature move he calls 'The Walrus'. "I have this great move that I call 'The Walrus', where I just lie on top of my opponent and do nothing," the South African tweeted on Thursday.

Nevertheless, White insisted that Musk told him he's done martial arts and jiu-jitsu. While he also allegedly said: "People might not think this of me but I've been in plenty of fights growing up in South Africa."

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: UFC, MMA, Jorge Masvidal

Joe Adams
Joe Adams

Joe is a Journalist for SPORTbible with a primary focus on football. He has previously covered a number of other sports including boxing, rugby and F1. Wishes he was born left-footed.

X

@joeadamsjourno

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Dana White explains why Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg fight didn't happen as private conversations revealed
  • Mark Zuckerberg gives major update on his MMA fight during appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast
  • Conor McGregor posts new training footage ahead of UFC return and it's sparked fierce debate
  • Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight

Choose your content:

4 hours ago
6 hours ago
a day ago
2 days ago
  • Getty
    4 hours ago

    Dana White Reveals His 'Surprising' Reaction to Charlie Kirk Murder

    The UFC Chief revealed his response to Charlie Kirk's murder

    MMA
  • Getty
    6 hours ago

    Dana White Hints UFC Legend Banned in 2016 Could Finally Make Return

    UFC boss White made the hint during a chat with Logan Paul

    MMA
  • Getty
    a day ago

    Joe Rogan Calls For Dana White to Make Popular UFC Change

    UFC commentator Joe Rogan has made another proposal to Dana White to improve the mixed martial arts company's product.

    MMA
  • Getty
    2 days ago

    UFC Star Fires Back as Fans Call for Dana White to Ban Him for Life

    Fans called for Jean Silva to be cut after his post-fight actions against Diego Lopes at Noche UFC.

    MMA