Georges St-Pierre and Elon Musk had agreed on Twitter that they would train together in preparation for Musk’s proposed fight against Mark Zuckerberg. It seems like the pair have come through on their promise. GSP shared a photo on his social media with Musk, explaining he had a training session with the Tesla CEO. Furthermore, some of St-Pierre’s friends also posed alongside him, making it look as if Musk has managed to get himself a star-studded corner for his fight.
Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg facing each other in a cage was the last thing fight fans would have expected in 2023. Thanks to one of Musk’s random Twitter sorties, the whole world was talking about Musk vs. ‘Zuck.’ The 52-year-old stated he would fight the Meta CEO in a cage, and Zuckerberg asked for a ‘location.’ Since then, it has garnered the support of many MMA personalities, including UFC president Dana White who is willing to set up the fight. Ex-UFC star Georges St-Pierre was one of the many who offered to help Musk train. Now, it appears Musk accepted his offer.
Georges St-Pierre shares Elon Musk training update
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In a recent Instagram post, Georges St-Pierre posed with Elon Musk after a training session. The 42-year-old also had his Jiu-Jitsu coach John Danaher and podcaster Lex Fridman in the frame.
The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion added a hilarious caption saying, “Great training session with 3 men I really admire. Combined IQ in this photo is 1000. « Not including me »” with a few laughing emojis.
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Danaher was a part of GSP’s camo throughout his legendary run in the UFC. Training with the duo is undoubtedly a great way for Musk to prepare for the prospective MMA bout. Meanwhile, Lex Fridman had already trained with both Zuckerberg and Musk once before.
Fans in the comment section had a few interesting reactions to this supposed dream team that Musk was training with. They seized the opportunity to come up with some creative reactions and outrageous predictions for the billionaire vs. billionaire match-up.
Fans react to Musk training with GSP and his team
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Elon Musk standing beside the likes of GSP and John Danaher after a training session must have been surprising to a few fans. For others, it was about realizing how big Musk’s physique was and analyzing how he would fare in a fight against Musk. Following are some reactions from the fans:
- Didn’t realize how big he was
- Damn. Elon winning by murder after this
- 3 goats and the guy that owns twitter
- This fight between Elon & Mark is really happening
- I wonder what’s the IQ of y’all combined
- A Kiwi, a Russian, a French-Candian and a South African walk into a bar…
- Handsome and wholesome GSP. Elon’s lookin tubby af in this pic. Work him HARD!!
- I’d love to be a fly on the wall for a convo between Elon and Danaher.
Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg has taken over the news since their viral Twitter interactions. More and more updates keep coming out but no one can ascertain if the fight will take place.
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Do you think Musk vs ‘Zuck’ will happen in 2023? Who are you backing to win? Will training with these accomplished MMA figures helo Musk beat Zuckerberg? Let us know in the comments.