Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook), was seen training with UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski on Tuesday.
A picture of him training with the UFC champions has sparked further speculation about the possibility of an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fight between Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter.
The idea of an MMA showdown between these tech moguls initially began as an online banter a few weeks ago. The tension between the two has escalated since Zuckerberg launched his Twitter-like app called Threads.
Threads was launched on July 5, 2023, and has already amassed over 100 million users worldwide. However, Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, believes that Threads was created through “cheating.”
Musk made this statement in response to a tweet reporting that Twitter was considering legal action against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for alleged cheating with its new app Threads on Friday, July 7, 2023. Musk tweeted, “Competition is fine, cheating is not.”
As the online arguments intensified regarding the new app, the two tech moguls have once again engaged in a banter challenge for a cage fight showdown.
Some people perceive this challenge for an MMA fight as playful banter between these influential figures.
However, the anticipation surrounding this unlikely showdown has continued to escalate, especially with the recent pictures surfacing of both Zuckerberg and Musk training alongside MMA fighters.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg while reacting to his picture with the UFC champions – Adesanya and Volkanovski wrote, “It’s an honour to train with you guys!”
Responding, “The Last Stylebender’ who posted photos of the training session, wrote, “No fugazi with Mark. This is Serious Business.”
Also, Volkanovski, the UFC featherweight kingpin responded, “@zuck you’re a beast! Always great to catch up.”
Musk also looks to be in a training session already as he was also spotted with UFC legend Georges St-Pierre on Tuesday, July 3, 2023.
