Summary
- UFC President Dana White says Musk and Zuckerberg are interested in fighting in the Octagon
- White says this fight would be the biggest pay per view card in history
- Musk and Zuckerberg respond via social media to potential UFC fight
UFC President Dana White surprised a lot of MMA fans when he spoke of putting together a potential fight between multi-billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
White said this wasn’t just wishful thinking as both billionaires were very serious about making this happen.
Musk vs. Zuckerberg – Biggest PPV Ever
For those not familiar with the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the first thing you need to know that it is not like the WWE which involves a script and play acting during the fight. MMA is a real very real combat sport that combines multiple disciplines such as boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), karate, sambo and more.
The UFC is the premier MMA organization in the world, where only the best of the best fighters in the world compete. White tends to avoid putting together celebrity fights but it appears he might make an exception for this one as he believes it will turn out to be the biggest pay per view card in history and claims he expects that it will triple what McGregor vs. Mayweather did!
Zuckerberg has been training in BJJ for a few years now and has competed in BJJ tournaments while Musk has practiced MMA in the past along with BJJ. White said it was Zuckerberg who first reached out to see if Musk would be interested in fighting and when White contacted Musk, he was ready to step into the cage with Zuckerberg.
I’m up for a cage match if he is lol
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023
This is Zuck’s story on insta right now.
Simulation confirmed ✅
😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/Vu0vrihFIV
— Penny2x (@imPenny2x) June 22, 2023
I have this great move that I call “The Walrus”, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2023
White has the reputation of making difficult fights happen, unlike in boxing where it is very difficult to make big fights. The UFC President said that if this fight takes place, it would help raise a huge amount of money for charity.