One of the most anticipated battles in recent times is between the two tech juggernauts, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Fans eagerly want the showdown between the two tech titans to take place forthwith. The fans are optimistic that the battle will truly take place. Since neither has ever competed in a professional mixed martial arts match, it will be intriguing to see how the dispute plays out.
Even the back and forth on social media between the two tech giants were considerably able to create the buzz that suddenly appeared. The heat is so intense that the cage match is being discussed by numerous UFC specialists in addition to the fans. Given the nature of the beef, Francis Ngannou’s manager also had a shocking proposal.
What did Martin ropose to the tech giants considering Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou’s battle?
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While sitting in an interview on the MMAFightingOnSBN YouTube channel, Marquel Martin put a peculiar yet startling idea in front of the tech behemoths. In light of Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury’s main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he suggested that they could place their fight as the co-main event. In response to a question regarding what he thought of UFC President Dana White considering the altercation between Musk and Zuckerberg, he said,
“I used to spend a lot of time like trying to unscramble the reasons of why they do things and now I don’t spend too much time on it at all. I thought it was amazing to see that like maybe may be Zuckerberg and Elon Musk should come for the gimmick fight promotion maybe they could be on the co-main if they are not able to get it done over there with UFC.”
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Evidently, Martin proposed holding the match between Musk and Zuckerberg in Riyadh as a co-main event. Taking a dig at the fight, He suggested if UFC decides against the gimmick fight, Riyadh is still an option.
What triggered the emergence of the beef?
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The two titans of technology have a cordial feud, with Musk challenging Zuckerberg to a cage match. The conversation started when Musk expressed uncertainty about the CEO of Meta’s intentions to introduce a Twitter rival known as ‘Threads’. Musk jokingly suggested a “cage match” after a Twitter user mentioned Zuckerberg’s jiu-jitsu prowess. Zuckerberg agreed to the challenge and posted “Send Me Location” on Instagram as his response. Musk, who is receiving extensive training from one of the sport’s giants, Georges St-Pierre, appears motivated to improve his MMA abilities in contrast to Zuckerberg, who has previously demonstrated his love for the sport. Since the situation is slowly but steadily getting hotter, it will be intriguing to see how it plays out. What do you think? How will this end? If the match is real, who will hit the ultimate coup de grce?
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