"I'm extremely impressed" - Ex-BJJ partner of Mark Zuckerberg switches sides to train Elon Musk

Modified Jun 28, 2023 03:38 GMT

Elon Musk grappling Lex Friedman [Image credits: TMZ]

It seems Elon Musk is seriously considering fighting Mark Zuckerberg in the cage. He has already begun preparations with a popular internet personality known for his love for jiu-jitsu.

Last week, Musk and Zuckerberg engaged in some friendly social media banter that led to the two tech billionaires seemingly agreeing to a cage fight. Things heated up when UFC president Dana White confirmed both men were serious about their fighting intentions and that he could make it happen.

While Mark Zuckerberg is a known jiu-jitsu aficionado, Elon Musk was not a known practitioner of any martial art form. However, the Tesla CEO was recently seen doing a grappling session with famous podcaster Lex Fridman. He recently tweeted pictures of their training session and wrote:

Interestingly, Lex Fridman also recently trained with Mark Zuckerberg after recording a podcast episode. The podcaster posted some footage of their rolling session on his YouTube channel and wrote:

Fans react to Elon Musk seemingly training for a fight against Mark Zuckerberg with Lex Fridman

The possibility of two tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fighting in the cage excited fans. However, given Zuckerberg's accomplishments as a jiu-jitsu practitioner, Musk was thought to have bitten off more than he could chew.

However, fans went into a frenzy when jiu-jitsu savant and podcaster Lex Fridman took to Twitter and revealed Musk is training with him. They posted their humorous reactions in the comments section of the tweet.

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