Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, prominent tech billionaires, found themselves in a playful rivalry when the Twitter CEO challenged the Meta CEO to a combat match. The spark that ignited this exchange was Meta’s announcement of their plans to launch a Twitter competitor called ‘Threads’. In response, Musk humorously declared his readiness to engage in an MMA-like “cage match” with the 39-year-old Zuckerberg. Much to everyone’s surprise, Zuckerberg swiftly accepted the challenge on Instagram, adding fuel to the already fiery banter. As the news spread like wildfire, it caught the attention of none other than Dana White. And now, the UFC president has just dropped an exciting update on this trending topic that has got fans on the edge of their seats.
Dana White confirms Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg’s seriousness for the battle
During a recent interview with TMZ, Dana White, the President of the UFC, weighed in on the legitimacy of the potential fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, shedding light on their seriousness about the matter. White revealed, “I was talking to both Elon and Mark last night. Both guys are absolutely dead serious about this. They both said, ‘Yeah, we’ll do it!’,”
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He further added, “Mark Zuckerberg hit me up first and said, ‘Is he serious?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, let me ask him[Elon Musk].’ I asked him and he said, “Yeah, I’m dead serious.”
UFC president Dana White spoke to Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg about their cage fight and says they're 'dead serious'
"This would be the biggest fight in the history of the world"
PPV would cost $100 and all proceeds would go to charity pic.twitter.com/tF9UQy1pfr
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) June 22, 2023
White emphasized the immense financial impact, envisioning the fight generating hundreds of millions of dollars for charity. He remarked, “This would be the biggest fight ever in the history of the world. Bigger than anything that’s ever been done. It would break all pay-per-view records. These guys would raise, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars for charity, and you don’t have to be a fight fan to be interested in this fight.”
Highlighting the colossal scale of the matchup, White said, “The biggest fight of all time was Floyd and Conor, I just think it triples that – it triples what that did, there’s no limit on what that thing can make.”
Expanding on the financial aspects, White disclosed that the cost for pay-per-view would be $100 per person, surpassing the standard $80 price for a typical UFC fight. This update has sent fans into a frenzy of excitement, reaching the peak of anticipation.
Fans are thrilled for Musk vs. Zuckerberg PPV
Check out how the fans reacted upon this update from Dana White:
A few expressed their thoughts on the $100 PPV cost:
$100? Im paying ten times that just to see Elon owning Zuckerfraud
— Ramses 👊 (@Ramses3099) June 22, 2023
$100 💀
This is gonna be the most pirated combat sports event
— DriftyFilm (@driftyfilm) June 22, 2023
While some fans leaned towards Elon Musk to win:
Betting all my money on Elon Musk. I heard Andrew Tate will be training him.
— IRUNNIA (@Irunnia_) June 22, 2023
My moneys on Elon
— chjango.cosmos🦇🔊 (@chjango) June 23, 2023
And some leaned towards Zuckerberg, owing to his recent BJJ feat:
No contest. Zuck is trained in MMA.
— Stewie Griffin (@StewGriffin52) June 23, 2023
Zuck would read the chats between elon and his trainer to counter every move they discussed and that's how you do business.
— kinda_human (@humourologist_m) June 23, 2023
This fan put forth on interesting comparison on this fight:
closest thing to a replica Batman vs. Ironman fight We will get to see
— who.is.Papi (@sugarDaddy1190) June 23, 2023
More fans chimed in to express their excitement:
I'd be lying if i said i didnt wanna watch https://t.co/aqRvuPpmTj
— HaanSolo 🔥 (@HaanSoloR6) June 23, 2023
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I’ve never done PPV or watched a fight b it I would pay for this https://t.co/mU08x5MkJA
— x- 🏒😈❤️ (@DinGrogu950003) June 23, 2023
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With this unexpected turn of events, the anticipation surrounding the potential showdown between Musk and Zuckerberg has reached a fever pitch. Do you think it will actually materialize? Let us know in the comments below.
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