Ex-UFC Official Makes a Bold Statement As He Claims Valentina Shevcheko and Alexa Grasso Can Beat Either Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg in an MMA Fight: “I Bet Everything That I Have on It…”

Ever since Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg traded callouts on Twitter, the MMA community can’t resist talking about their proposed bout. The two billionaires have no history in the fight business. But what makes this feud interesting is the shared history between the two. In the past, Zuckerberg had publicly criticized Musk’s SpaceX program. The incident happened after the Musk-owned SpaceX rocket carrying Facebook’s satellite went up in flames, costing Zuckerberg and the company billions of dollars.

In return, the South Africa-born fighter deleted his Facebook account. Following this move with a barrage of criticism targeted towards the platform, he caused losses to the social media site. Since then, the two parties had been cold. But when Musk challenged the Harvard Alumni to a cage fight, he accepted it with an iconic quote. The fight, which almost seems agreed upon by both parties, is being discussed by many experts. The latest of them being former UFC star Josh Thompson and veteran UFC referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy.

Valentina Shevchenko beats Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, according to veteran referee

During the latest of their WEIGHING IN podcast, Josh Thompson and John McCarthy gave their take on the proposed bout between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Amidst the talks, Thompson asked McCarthy’s opinion on a hypothetical matchup of Valentina Shevchenko or Alexa Grasso facing either of the two billionaires. To this, ‘Big’ replied that he favors the flyweight queens over the rookies. Further, he mentioned that he holds the view that despite the size disadvantage of the two female fighters. McCarthy said:

“I bet money on her, I will bet everything I have on it.”

For those unaware, Shevchenko and Grasso’s rematch is booked for September, later this year. The two veterans were giving their take on this upcoming championship bout when they came up with the hypothetical matchup. While Shevchenko fights in the 125 lb division now, her initial run at bantamweight was extremely successful. During her time there, she managed to triumph over some big names, including former champion Holly Holm and Julianna Peña. This clearly shows she can take up on bigger fighters. But fighting somebody as big as Elon Musk, who, according to some speculation, walks between 185 to 200 lb? Seems quite unlikely. Nevertheless, the said bout is unlikely to go beyond Thompson and McCarthy’s imagination.

Crossover fights in MMA and UFC before experts are divided in opinion

As of now, the experts seem to be torn apart in terms of the prediction of the upcoming between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. This is because neither of them has fought professionally before. The predictions vary, but most agree that Tesla‘s founder will have a size advantage while the Meta CEO could leverage his superior skill set. These were the same point raised by Thompson and McCarthy later in the podcast. Regardless of the outcome, the fight seems like a big draw following the recent trend of celebrities fighting in combat sports. Something which could be seen with the like of the Paul Brothers and KSI.

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Crossover fights in MMA and UFC before experts are divided in opinion. While everybody and their grandmother are talking about the upcoming faceoff of the billionaires, this isn’t the first fight of its kind. Many celebrities and athletes from different sports have fought, or at least shown interest in fighting, inside the MMA cage. From kickboxers like Gökhan Saki and Badr Hari to pro wrestlers like Dave Bautista and CM Punk. Even Blade fame Wesley Snipes almost ends up fighting against Joe Rogan inside the octagon. UFC president Dana White too nodded to a callout made by his friend-turned-foe Tito Ortiz, though the fight never happened.

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